Spiderman Homecoming
This is a very juvenile movie. It has none of the darkness
of prior movies. It has the airiness of a teen movie akin to the Breakfast Club. This Spiderman is an
awkward insecure fifteen-year-old living in Queens. Tom Holland is a British
actor who was spared the need to master a Queen’s accent (as were the other
Spidermen). Tom Holland is a journeyman for the Avengers under the supervision
of Tony Stark, Robert Downy jr. Holland keeps on screwing up as teenagers do.
Parker has a rotund generic Asian side kick who provides
comic relief if not angst. This movie is so PC I doubt Republicans will see it.
Lots of the action takes place in the high school including detention. Peter is infatuated with a girl that he can
barely look eye to eye.
There is a villain, The Vulture, played by Michael Keaton.
The Vulture is a junkman who hauls machine parts from other dimensions and
makes super weapons for bad guys. He flies a winged contraption that looks like
a bunch of fans wired together. He is a hand full for young Spidey and Spidey
needs help.
The movie does have light moments eliciting laughs. Marisa
Tomie is Aunt May. The original Aunt May was a white-haired fragile old lady. I
am not complaining about Tomie, but whoever did the casting should get their
glasses checked.
Given the robust box office and high Rotten Tomato score
this review is anathema. Maybe it is old age but this movie is better for the
kids.
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