Spider-Man: Homecoming's reviews
Media reviews
USA Today
The magic of Homecoming is that it belongs more to the John Hughes cinematic universe than the Avengers?. It cleverly references other Marvel films and even iconic scenes from previous Spider-jams, and right when it needs to, the story tosses out a big twist that ups the emotional stakes for Peter and brings his student and superhero lives crashing down on him.
Indiewire
This should have been more John Hughes and less Stan Lee, but ? by leaning into genre ? Marvel has figured out a way to keep things fresh.
Rolling Stone
News Flash: Tom Holland is the best movie Spider-Man ever. He finds the kid inside the famous red onesie and brings out the kid in even the most hardened filmgoer.
The A.V. Club
Much of the film?s infectiously youthful spirit comes courtesy of its star. At 21, Tom Holland is only a hair younger than Toby Maguire was when he first donned the tights.
The Wrap
The result is a ?Spider-Man? that feels a little more punchy, laugh-filled, and exciting than one might expect from a property that?s already been given plenty of chances to succeed.
New York Times
It?s tough to know who the biggest creative force is in a corporate entity like ?Homecoming? and how much Mr. Watts contributed to its look, vibe and feel. The movie isn?t visually distinctive over all, and while some of the better action scenes stick low to the ground, as when Spider-Man crashes through suburban backyards and plays bumper cars with trash cans, the airborne special-effects scenes are disappointingly lackluster, particularly in the age of ambitious, eye-stroking diversions like ?Doctor Strange.
Time
The movie around him is sometimes glancingly light. Other times it works way too aggressively at being entertainment, rather than just breathing. But Holland, as both Parker and Spidey, is always fun to watch: His bumbling uncertainty and his boyish eagerness make him believable not just as a crime fighter but as a kid.
Variety
Tom Holland plays Peter Parker as Marvel's first YA superhero. That's the novelty, and limitation, of this mildly diverting reboot.
The Hollywood Reporter
While much of the film's midsection sinks under these developments, the pic enjoys a sustained success in the sequence for which it is named. Peter manages to score a date to Homecoming just as his crime-fighting alter-ego is at a low ebb.
The Telegraph
A little of the new Spider-Man went an exhilaratingly long way in Captain America: Civil War last year. But a lot of him goes almost nowhere in this slack and spiritless solo escapade, spun off from an initially intriguing premise that deflates around you with a low whine as you watch, like a punctured bouncy castle.