"You'd be surprised."
It has become increasingly clear just how important was the short appearance by Spider-Man in Captain America - Civil War, and this third big-screen iteration in the last two decades more than fulfils the promise of that brief introduction and quickly dispels any worries about hasty rebooting. Homecoming is fun, funny, thrilling and hugely entertaining throughout. A key factor is Tom Holland's terrific performance, instantly likable and conveying infectious enthusiasm and energy, whilst showing continued development as a very strong young actor (as introduced in 2012's memorable The Impossible) in delivering spot-on humour and drama. Also, the film is notably written for a truly younger teenage protagonist and for the contemporary teenage audience, giving it an almost relentless pace and entertaining secondary characters, particularly Zendaya as the off-centre Michelle and Jacob Batalon as Peter's endearing best friend Ned. Keaton makes for a good antagonist as The Vulture with an effective narrative arc that also manages one terrific surprise if you do not see it coming. Indeed, Homecoming is a very well-written film, not just in its snappy dialogue but in the amount of plot content over its two-hours running time and its very secure references that link Spider-Man and this film's story into the MCU very effectively. The action/fight set-pieces are pacy and ambitious, with the Washington Monument sequence and the superbly-constructed finale as stand-outs. As a bonus, the final ten seconds of the film got one of the biggest cinema audience laughs of this year! Homecoming is a delightful, pleasing and thoroughly entertaining popcorn movie, ably demonstrating that there is plenty of life left in Marvel yet.
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