Spider-Man Far From Home Review

By Christopher K House

​I'll just get this out of the way first and foremost, I did not really like Spider-Man: Homecoming all that much. Mostly, I just found it "meh" and not really interesting. But now that Peter Parker has found his footing in the MCU and his character fleshed out, did director Jon Watts find the right spider formula? In a word, yes.

Spider-Man Far From Home continues Peter's story after the "decimation" from Thanos' snap that left half the planet missing. We see how the world is adjusting to both that and, a world without The Avengers. Reminders of Tony Stark are everywhere for Peter as we watch him try and find his place as both a teenage boy and a super hero. Far From Home picks up right after Endgame and it caps off Phase 3 wrapping up the whole storyline that has been played out over the past decade. Peter (Tom Holland) has fallen hard form MJ (Zendaya) and is looking forward to spending time with her on the big class trip overseas. While his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalan) has other plans, being two eligable bachelors in Europe. Ned gets more screen time this go around and had some of the funnier moments in the film. But, with growing threats and The Avengers all scattered, Nick Fury turns to Peter Parker aka Spider-Man for help. Creatures called The Elementals are destroying cities across the globe. Fury tries contacting Peter but, all Peter wants is a vacation from both life and, Spider-Man. But, Fury usually gets what he wants and convinces Peter to join the fight. A new hero, Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal) shows up to fight them with Spider-Man's help.

With the media dubbing him "Mysterio", Beck gains the trust of both Fury and Peter. But, anyone that reads the comics knows, Beck isn't exactly what he appears to be, or is he?
This is Director Jon Watts' second outing in the MCU after the first Spider-Man film. He had previously directed some amazing indie films like "Cop Car" and, the amazing "Clown".
I think he really shines here, Far From Home was funny and charming and, just the right mix of the two. It's amazing that Kevin Feige gives indie directors chances at these
huge budget films like Far From Home. We see some of the best films from directors like Watts, Taika Waititi, Scott Derrickson, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. You don't need to be a big
marquee director to make an amazing film.

Some of the MCU's biggest moments happen in their post credit scenes and, with no more MCU films on the horizon anytime soon is there a post credit scene in Far From Home?
Yes, yes there is and it's a biggie you won't want to miss. All in all, Far From Home was a super fun comic book film and I do recommend you check it out on the big screen the way it was meant to be seen, I had a blast with it.