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Snake5555555555
Maybe its the receny bias talking, maybe its the awesome Mysterio illusion scene, but this is just a god damn awesome Spider-Man movie. The process of transforming Peter Parker into the universes next Iron Man is a contentious one, but even with a stupid glasses side-plot and shoehorning SHIELD stuff into Spidey this still feels like a Spider-Man film through and through. Every inch of Hollands performace is pitch-perfect Spidey: sense of responsibility, nerdy awkwardness juxtaposed with his under-the-suit abilities, his unsureness in the shadow of Stark. The character is compelling, and having Mysterio to hold up a mirror to Spideys darkest personality aspects really brings it all together in the end. Plus, this has one of the best cliff-hangers/end scenes in the whole MCU.

Jesse Custer
Far From Home felt like a significant upgrade from Homecoming. Peters developing relationship with MJ was handled really well, the movie had a perfect blend of humor, action, and drama, and Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio was one of the best villains in the MCU. The movie also had a timely message about the public being misled by optics, although I suspect everyone will come away from this movie feeling validated about their preexisting beliefs, no matter how detached from reality those beliefs might be. Finally, the movie ended with a fantastic cliffhanger that left me eager to see what happens next for Spider-Man in the MCU (for however long hes allowed to remain a part of it).

Red13n
Can I take a moment to say how dismayed I am with all the marbles they have put on Spider-Man in the MCU? With the precarious nature of the contract with Sony, this movie essentially took the keys to the kingdom from Tony Stark and handed them to Spider-Man. If the relationship with Sony ever leads to irreconcilable diferences, which it already almost did once, all the groundwork laid out in this movie could backfire spectacularly. As for this movie, we get the return of our most recurring MCU villain: random people spurned by Tony Stark. The movie is at its best when it does play up the conclusion of Tony's story, essentially seeing Peter take the reins with all of his gadgetry at the end. But it also has some really bad missteps, with the Spider-sense I guess not working for some reason as a plot point. This is completely glossed over, and then it magically works at the end. There's no reason given for this, its just shoehorned in poorly. Also oddly Spider-Man having a secret identity was unique in the MCU, and they decided to throw that away for some reason at the end. This is needlessly future-limiting. Hell the whole sequence at the end makes the movie a lot more messy for reasons I can't quite contemplate.

Whiskey Nick
(No write-up.)

MetalDK
Liked the Peter/MJ scenes, thought a lot of the movie was meh though. Gyllenhaal did well as Mysterio.

NBIceman
Wouldnt surprise me if Im at least close to being the low man on this one. Its weird - I definitely feel like I should like Far From Home more than I do. But theres something that just feels off about it. A lot of the dialogue is clunky. Some parts of the story seem overly contrived. It doesnt quite seem to have the emotion one would expect from a film thats chiefly concerned with moving past a goodbye to the MCUs first hero. Its a shame, because Gyllenhaal is awesome as Mysterio and I think his illusions are all done pretty well - hes one of the better one-off villains in the franchise. Hollands still great, too, and his chemistry with Zendaya makes for an actual well-done high school romance that feels suitably awkward and cute without being cringy. And I appreciate the easter eggs they throw in. But as a complete product, it just doesnt quite connect. I dont know. Could be that my investment with the MCU topped out at Endgame and Im just not completely ready to move on to the next saga yet.

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