Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer for Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" via Getty Images
"The Best Spider-Man Movie to Date:" Here's the First Reactions to "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
Spider-Man: No Way Home made its world premiere in Los Angeles yesterday night. Critics and moviegoers gave their early reactions to the newest MCU film.
With the media embargo fully lifted for Spider-Man: No Way Home, reviews for the 27th MCU film have swung into action. The film made its premiere in Los Angeles last night at Fox Village Theater with appearances by the multiverse of cast members including Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina and Marisa Tomei.
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, longtime fans of the film series are reintroduced to Spider-Man's supervillains of alternate realities after Dr. Strange pulls a magic spell that goes wrong. Although Spider-Man's identity is concealed again, the multiverse breaks open as he faces off with the likes of Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Electro, Lizard and Sandman.
With high anticipation for the Jon Watts-directed film since the trailer debuted in November, critics and viewers rounded up their takes on Spider-Man: No Way Home, which many consider the best Spider-Man film yet.
"Holland has built a legacy that will long linger in the Spider-Man firmament; better he should place it on the mantle now than wear out his welcome. The odds of that actually happening are, of course, slim to none," said Vanity Fair journalist Richard Lawson.
"Easily a film you'll want to watch again, No Way Home is a ride I never wanted to end. It's a marvel that something this ambitious came together," said Insider reporter Kirsten Acuna. In a three star review, Brian Tallerico said:
"Director Jon Watts and his team have delivered a true event movie, a double-sized crossover issue of a comic book that the young me would have waited in line to read first, excitedly turning every page with breathless anticipation of the next twist and turn."
While the most of the reviews were positive, there were some criticisms. A.A. Dowd, from AVClub, mentioned how there was a lot happening, writing: "The tone veers all over the map, turning the supervillains into quippy frenemies one minute, plunging Peter into narrative and meteorological darkness the next." While Danielle Broadway, from Black Girl Nerd, was critical of the lack of character development, writing, "the film just didn’t swing high enough."
Featured below are more tweet-centric hype about Spider-Man: No Way Home.
\u201cI can confidently say #SpiderManNoWayHome is THE BEST live-action Spider-Man movie. A thrilling & emotional end to the \u201cHomecoming\u201d trilogy, but also a smart, fun & exciting tribute to 20 years of Spider-Man movies. Both hilarious & heartbreaking, I honestly loved every second.\u201d— Erik Davis (@Erik Davis) 1639463412
\u201c#SpiderManNoWayHome is undoubtedly the biggest, the most emotional, and possibly the best #SpiderMan movie ever. Need to sit with it and decide. \n\nIt\u2019s hard to imagine topping this one. Like, genuinely, hard to imagine getting more than this movie gives you as a #SpiderMan fan.\u201d— The Brandalorian (@The Brandalorian) 1639464231
\u201c#SpiderManNoWayHome review \u2014 Easily the best Spider-Man movie to date.Quality from end to end. Exciting. Never slows down. Opens the door for so many more stories. But it is brutal and it does not pull any punches. It\u2019s what you expect it to be but also completely different.\u201d— Herb Scribner (@Herb Scribner) 1639463533
\u201cSPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME is the best film in the MCU.\n\nThe writing is richer, themes are darker, stakes are higher, and Tom Holland delivers his best performance as Peter Parker.\n\n#NoWayHome is a love-letter to all things #SpiderMan.\n\nMy \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 review: https://t.co/WcR1Tc21rH\u201d— Sheraz Farooqi (@Sheraz Farooqi) 1639463455
\u201cI grew up reading the #SpiderMan comics and #SpiderManNoWayHome absolutely nails everything I love about the character. @TomHolland1996 has never been better in the role and all I want to do is scream about why I loved (insert so many things I won\u2019t talk about till Friday).\u201d— Steven Weintraub (@Steven Weintraub) 1639477464
Spider-Man: No Way Home comes out December 17th.
