Spider-Man - Far From Home is a pretty good entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and does a good job of following up Endgame with something that builds on the previous films, points to the future of the MCU, and still holds its own as a good sequel within the Spider-Man line of movies.
Shortly after the Avengers win the final war against Thanos, things are getting back to normal. Peter Parker and his classmates (almost all of whom were victims of the Snap) are back in high school, and planning their big summer trip to Europe. Unfortunately, as usually happens in MCU movies, Nick Fury shows up to throw a wrench in Parker's plans. Fury and Maria Hill, Snap victims themselves, are rebuilding networks and fighting a new potential threat and they need Spider-Man's help. Parker is juggling his school trip, his hope for romance, and trying to live up to the legacy left for him by Tony Stark, and he's not sure he wants to jump into a new global level fight. Inspired by a new hero on the scene, Quentin Beck aka Mysterio, Peter agrees to get into the fight, searching for whatever it is that will help him come into his own and honor the memory of his hero and mentor.
Far From Home is pretty standard Marvel fare, mixing big action pieces with humor. Even with the "global threat" Marvel does a good job of keeping the Spider-Man movies feel a bit smaller scale, leveraging Parker's friendly neighborhood nature. This movie also offers one or two twists that keep things moving. The last post credits scene, if you stay for it, will especially let you think through a few scenes in a different way. Don't get me wrong, most people will probably see the twists coming, but they're fun anyway.
This movie has some foul language and a lot of big comic-book style violence, but it's probably generally fine for kids (lots in the audience when I went to see it). There are a few scenes that pay tribute to Iron Man in a nice way that wraps up the fact that Stark sacrificed himself in the last movie. In many ways, this film is really the last in the last phase on MCU movies, and sets up the next phase which appears to be more "cosmic" in focus.
If you enjoy Marvel or superhero movies, or like big action and effects movies, you'll probably like Far From Home. Fun for the whole family.
Slowguy
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Shortly after the Avengers win the final war against Thanos, things are getting back to normal. Peter Parker and his classmates (almost all of whom were victims of the Snap) are back in high school, and planning their big summer trip to Europe. Unfortunately, as usually happens in MCU movies, Nick Fury shows up to throw a wrench in Parker's plans. Fury and Maria Hill, Snap victims themselves, are rebuilding networks and fighting a new potential threat and they need Spider-Man's help. Parker is juggling his school trip, his hope for romance, and trying to live up to the legacy left for him by Tony Stark, and he's not sure he wants to jump into a new global level fight. Inspired by a new hero on the scene, Quentin Beck aka Mysterio, Peter agrees to get into the fight, searching for whatever it is that will help him come into his own and honor the memory of his hero and mentor.
Far From Home is pretty standard Marvel fare, mixing big action pieces with humor. Even with the "global threat" Marvel does a good job of keeping the Spider-Man movies feel a bit smaller scale, leveraging Parker's friendly neighborhood nature. This movie also offers one or two twists that keep things moving. The last post credits scene, if you stay for it, will especially let you think through a few scenes in a different way. Don't get me wrong, most people will probably see the twists coming, but they're fun anyway.
This movie has some foul language and a lot of big comic-book style violence, but it's probably generally fine for kids (lots in the audience when I went to see it). There are a few scenes that pay tribute to Iron Man in a nice way that wraps up the fact that Stark sacrificed himself in the last movie. In many ways, this film is really the last in the last phase on MCU movies, and sets up the next phase which appears to be more "cosmic" in focus.
If you enjoy Marvel or superhero movies, or like big action and effects movies, you'll probably like Far From Home. Fun for the whole family.
Slowguy
(insert pithy phrase here...)