So, as you all know, Spider-Man is my favorite Marvel character. I mean, you're talking to a guy who owns 4 different Spidey suits, has cosplayed 5 different versions of him and has plans for an additional 7 cosplays. Yea, I don't like Spider-Man. Nope. Not even a little.
That said, holy crap is Spider-Man: No Way Home amazing. With it releasing December 17, 2021, I knew I had to see it in theaters. And see it, I did. Twice actually. That's right. This is actually the first Marvel movie that I've seen in theaters twice. Not even Endgame could hold that honor, and it was insanely good as well.
To recap, No Way Home picks up immediately after the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home with Peter Parker being outed as Spider-Man by the late (or is he?) Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio. He then has to contend with being charged with murder, as well as scrutiny from pretty much the entire world. And his friends and family aren't safe from those prying eyes either.
In an attempt to fix things, he enlists the help of Doctor Strange to try and erase people's memory that he is Spider-Man. Things go wrong, and villains from other universes, most notably the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy universe and the Marc Webb The Amazing Spider-Man universe, with the actors from those franchises reprising their roles. You heard me; Alfred Molina as Doctor Otto Octavius and Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn are back! The film also features returning baddies Sandman, Electro and Lizard (played by Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Foxx and Rhys Ifans, respectively.
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MOVING FORWARD, THERE ARE SPOILERS AFOOT. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!
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As stated, the spell that Doctor Strange was trying to cast to make the world forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man goes wrong, and opens up the multiverse. Through some magical means, Strange has a plan that will send all the visitors back to where they came from, but at a cost. Those fated to die at the hands of their respective Spider-Man will die. Peter (Tom Holland) can't live with that and tries to take matters into his own hands.
But when someone close to him dies, he loses hope.
He needs help. Help that he will end up receiving in the form of other versions of Peter Parker, played by none other than Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield! Prior to the movies release, this possibility was discussed ad nauseum all across the internet. As soon as it was confirmed that Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx were returning as their respective villains, it was all anyone could talk about. To quote Molina, it was the "worst kept secret in Hollywood!"
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| Doctor Strange casts a spell |
During the fight, the failed spell continues to go out of control and begins to pull even more villains through to the Earth-616 universe. As a last resort, Peter asks Strange to redo the spell, but so everyone forgets Peter Parker. Strange succeeds and now no-one knows Peter, allowing Spider-Man to continue to operate in anonymity.
As a story, this had everything I could have wanted. There's drama. There's action. There's plenty of emotions to go around. And the additions of all the characters from previous franchises brought in so much nostalgia. So much so, that the movie leapt all the way to the top of the podium for Spider-Man movies, and definitely Top 5 MCU (though I don't really have any specific order for those).
The movie has a ton of rewatchability as well, evidenced by my seeing it twice, once on opening weekend in my black and gold Spidey suit from the movie, and once later on in 3D. I did have a couple small issues with some minor plot inconsistencies, but I can look past them at the greater picture and see a masterpiece.
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| Spider-Man: No Way Home gets 9.5 Stars from us |
Overall, I give No Way Home 9.5 stars. It's not perfect, but it's pretty darn close. I can say without a doubt that I'm going to watch it again when it releases on streaming/Blu-ray, and I recommend you do the same. Basically, if you are a Spider-Man fan of any kind, you need to see this movie. It's safe to say you won't regret it.
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