REVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home

This review contains spoilers, read at your own risk.

Spider-Man: No Way Home was a triple threat of a film.


This was the first time I got to go to the theater in over two years. The last film I saw at the theater was Avengers: Endgame, so needless to say I was hyped to see this insanity of a movie with a crowd of other Marvel fanatics.

My theater experience was, however, not as crazy as my experience with Endgame. Possibly because I saw Endgame on opening day rather than a week or two after its release.

Now, onto the film itself…

I absolutely loved No Way Home! It was the perfect conclusion to the best series of Spider-Man films, in my opinion, while also paying respect to the Spider-Man films that came before it.

Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s performances were on point. I loved the relationship between Holland’s Peter Parker and Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange, it felt very much like a hilarious stressed-out-uncle and his annoying-nephew kind of relationship. I also loved the chemistry between Peter Parker and Zendaya’s MJ Watson.

The surprise of Tobey McGuire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man variants were somewhat expected but still exciting for me. I also loved Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Dock Ock, it was really exciting to see them reprise their roles again (especially Dock Ock, who is one of my favorite comic book movie villains of all time).

The action scenes were top tier, especially the scene with the three Spider-Men versus the five villains (and don’t get me started on the reunion between Dock Ock and Peter 2). I honestly loved every second of this film that it’s hard to pick out a favorite part. The ending, though, was bittersweet and made this film so much more real to me.

The post credits scenes were crazy, too. Eddie Brock showing up briefly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was pure fan service and I’m here for it. Then the Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness trailer had me super hyped for the next film.

I’m looking forward to the new era of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 5 out of 5 stars.

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