Spider-Man Far From Home is Amazing if a Little Too Amazing

Tom Holland as Peter Parker

Watching Spider-Man: Far From Home, reminded me of Dark Phoenix. In my review I said cartoons do a better job on capturing the spirit and feel of comic-book characters than in the movies. There are exceptions like last year's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. While Far From Home doesn't come close to that movie, it's like Phoenix where the excitement of watching those cartoons is translated onscreen. 

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is Spectacular

I haven't read many superhero comics but one that I have is on Miles Morales. An afro-latino teen who becomes the new Spider-Man after the death of Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man. I always hoped he would get the cinematic treatment. Now he has and in glorious animation.

Spider-Man: Homecoming Stumbles but Swings on Valiantly

One of the scene-stealers in Captain America: Civil War, I was happy to see Spider-Man back on the big screen alongside the rest of the Avengers even if it was a rocky reception. With a clever title that’s both literal and metaphorical, director Jon Watts (Cop Car) has our friendly neighbor in his first solo adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in his lovely abode of New York, and just in time for the dance in Spider-Man: Homecoming.