This follow-up to 2018's much-admired Into the Spider-Verse had a lot to live up to, and it delivers superbly. Fully embracing the multiverse concept from the very start, the sequel is even bolder than the original in terms of its staggeringly creative visual stylings and epic storytelling on offer that fuses East/West and traditional/cutting-edge animation with ease. Its relentless energy and sheer speed is almost overwhelming and utterly absorbing. What this film also does incredibly well is maintain its teenage perspective/sensitivity through Miles and Gwen, even with Miles being slightly older this time round, and the other lead characters are fleshed out satisfactorily. With the central relationships between Miles and Gwen/his parents at the fore, a purposeful new villain and the useful addition of the multiverse-policing Spider Society, visuals and story are well-matched and offer a wealth of content for the viewer, and the rather abrupt ending of this much-publicised 'part one of two' makes the promise of the (next) concluding movie very welcome indeed.
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