Spider-Man: Far from Home

8.3/10 stinky bananas

Far from Home is my least favourite of the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies. Still very good, just not as good as the others.

Just like in Homecoming, they took a D-list comic book villain and made him very cool. Jake Gyllenhaal (nightmare name to spell) did a great job as Mysterio, and the suit he wears is awesome.

The Mysterio illusions are fantastic. Prior to the movie release, I would’ve guessed that Mysterio would not have transferred well from comic books to the silver screen. Boy, was I wrong. They nailed it. In Feige, we trust.

Far from Home has alot of the great comedy that has become a mainstay in the MCU movie-making formula. Maybe the funniest line in MCU history is in this movie, and it is when Martin Starr (teacher/chaperone) tells Peter that “my wife fake blipped on me.” Absolutely hilarious throw-away line. It gets me every time. I would watch a full season of reality TV based on the premise of people fake blipping. I love it.

There are plenty of solid action scenes in this movie (e.g. canal fight, Team Mysterio bar celebration, glass bridge/hallway fight), but the illusion scene leading up to Spider-Man getting hit by a train is by far and away the best scene of the movie. Honestly, I don’t even have the words in my brain to properly describe how good the scene is. It is just extremely well made.

Here is what I don’t like:

Black Spidey suit. Bad.

Spider-Man fighting a bunch of drones is not my cup of tea.

I HATE when Peter gives Mysterio the Tony Stark glasses. It makes no fucking sense. The freaking GOAT (Iron Man) gives you a nice gift in his will and within a week you handover billions of dollars worth of tech to a stranger. Give me a fucking break. Ridiculous! Peter, you friggin moron.

Anyway, it’s still a very good movie. Tom Holland is the best Spider-Man. Bite me.