Actors: Tom Holland, Samuel L.
Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon,
Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhall
Rating: 8 out of 10, The action takes
place shortly after the events of the Avenger Infinity War and there are some
very funny bits about the five years half the population went missing. Tom
Holland really inhabits the part now although he can be a bit whiny at times.
Luckily he has Zendaya around to give him a needed edge. The plot is timely as
it explores deceptions within illusions as to what people think they’re seeing
both in the news and directly in front of them. Who can you trust to tell the
truth could be the defining lament of the current era. Peter Parker is on a
school trip to Europe and trying to avoid responsibility as any self-respecting
high school senior would. This follows the well-worn but still immensely
entertaining Marvel formula of well-paced action and sneaky bits of humor
liberally laced throughout. In the end this felt more like a resetting of the
Marvel universe following the climatic events of the Infinity War and they did
it with their usual aplomb. Marvel has lost nothing off their fast ball, loved
it.
MVP: Tom Holland as a little whiny Peter
Parker / Spider-Man
