There's a new Spider-Man film out and for the first time the screen version of that character shares a universe with Iron Man and the Avengers etc You already know that and you know you're going to see it... Which makes this review completely pointless. But hey, I like to tap a keyboard when I'm excited.
Yes I've got that tingly post-film buzz and my cheekbones still hurt from grinning. This is a really fun film. It's also a sweet film, in a way that sets it apart form the other Marvel efforts. I like it when my superhero's are nice and I don't care what the rest of you DC fans say. The original Spider-Man 2 is still one of the best damn superhero films because it's all about his love for MJ. Well that and stopping a speeding train, a good film needs variety.
Back to the new one.. This film is about a teenager with super-powers and a big heart. High school friends and crushes were enough to occupy most of us but here's a kid who just got home from fighting with the Avengers and wants to continue doing so. Peter is the ultimate fan-boy, geeky and in awe, but more than that he's the kid that wants to join the adults, to impress and to be treated like a man. He also wants to do the right thing, to genuinely help everyone he can. And that means he turns down his friends, skips school stuff and can only stare longingly at the girl with no time to woo.
Tom Holland is superb here and conveys it all brilliantly. He goes from excitable puppy in the company of Stark, to nervous and shy kid at the party, he's the sweet and caring nephew of his Aunt May and he's the wise-cracking web-head we all know and love who will ruin the day of any wrong doer. He is my favourite Peter parker/Spider-Man. Not saying it's my favourite Spidey film, and I like what both Garfield and Maguire did, but this guy feels like the comic character on screen rather a version of him. He is a living Peter Parker.
It helps that he's actually young. For once we get a comic film picking teenage actors to play teenagers and predictably they're the best folk for the job. Peters best friend Ned provides some lovely comic relief and a more believable friendship than the Harry Osborn one of old. Other legacy characters get new takes and I'm not going to spoil them but they're new, they're different and I'm excited to see were they go.
I've loads to still talk about but I can't blog all day... Michael Keaton is brilliant as the Vulture, a bad guy who's not trying to take over the world but instead just raking in money by illegal means. His story is tied in smartly with the Marvel universe and it all leads some tense scenes pre- final fight.
You know Tony Starks in the film and he's as good as always. You know there's web slinging and wise cracks and all of the Spider-Man traits you'd expect. I really love the character. I love how a geeky kid puts on a suit and becomes this confident, quipping hero. I adore watching him move on screen, web slinging about in acrobatic fashion. There's no power more fun to watch than web slinging. No character as endearing or amusing as Peter Parker. This film is fun. And tense, and sweet and action-packed. It's Spider-Man dammit. This review was pointless, let me know when you've seen it. We'll share a grin together. 
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