Spider-Man: Far From Home review
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The second Spider-Man film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 8 months after the end of Avengers: Endgame. The introduction scene with Fury and Maria Hill in the town in Mexico was a good introduction to what the film is about. But certainly more below. The memorial of Stark (and Rogers and Romanov) was also a good addition. Brant's annoyance at having to resit the mid-term exams after the 'Blip' was certainly believable. The planning of the trip to Europe was also well done.
The scenes around the Charity event, and Peter realising that Happy and May are 'an item' were done really well. (As well as Peter continually ignoring Nick Fury's attempts at contacting him.) Flying out from New York to Italy, where Peter tries to sit next to MJ, but fails, due to Ned's bumbling and the teacher overhearing, were done well. Interesting references to the rest of the MCU in the in-flight movie selection. Ned and Betty getting together in the course of the flight seems a bit quick though.
Venice. The teachers being responsible adults (of course). And one of the teacher's wives using the Snap/Blip as an excuse to run off? (Some people would I suppose.) Peter asking Ned why he would connect with Betty. (He did have a point.) But then there is the water elemental attack, and Peter helping the person whom Fury and Hill met in Mexico (except see below). The way they interact, and Peter makes sure people (including his classmates) aren't hurt was done very well. That Peter wanted to lay low was believable.
The scene were Fury meets Peter in the hotel room (and constant interruptions keep happening) was done rather well. Peter wanting to go with his plans regarding courting MJ rather than wanting to help Fury, Hill and Mysterio with the elementals was believable. He is still a teenager, afterall, even if he had been to space as Fury points out. Fury then hijacking the trip to go to Prague, instead of Paris was an interesting development, but it worked. (The two teachers just believe that just happened? Why not?)
But it is on the trip on the way to Prague where things get really serious. Stark had left to Peter an interface to a powerful AI, EDITH (Even Dead I'm a Hero). Events occur to cause things to get out of hand, and for him to accidentally call in a drone strike on one of his classmates (who had caught him in a compromising position). These events proceed in a believable manner. Give a teenager an interface to a very powerful surveillance AI, and that would happen. At least EDITH is not another Ultron.
Prague, the events surrounding the Fire Elemental, both between Peter and MJ, and Spidey and Mysterio were rather well portrayed, especially the latter. MJ figuring out that Peter is Spider-Man was believable, considering that they are both 'into' each other. That isn't a mistake. But Peter's mistake, giving the EDITH interface to Mysterio is what sets up the rest of the movie. (Of course he's a villain.) The illusion sequence in Berlin was excellently executed. It certainly would be confusing to one who was in it.
London. Of course, Peter wants to resolve the problem he helped bring about. So he goes to confront that con artist and save his friends. The scene where he relies on his spider sense (or 'Peter-tingle' to get past Mysterio's drones was also well done. Overall a very good film. 8/10.
Mid Credit Scene. JJJ! Revealing Spidey's real identity. That will change things to be sure!
End Credit Scene. Talos and Soren filling in for Fury and Hill? We see where Fury is, but where's Hill? (Or has Hill been Soren the whole time?)