Emotional and Entertaining
Film critic Jason Evans is here to tell you everything you need to know about movies faster than you can swipe away a web in the corner. His reviews are exactly 100 words long (because 99 would leave you unfulfilled, but 101 would be excessive). Here is his 100-word review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The Premise:
Picking up 4 years after the ending of No Way Home, the spell cast by Dr.
Strange in that film means no one knows who Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is. Peter
has no real life, as he has dedicated himself to fighting crime all over New
York City as Spider-Man. He still longs to connect with the love of his life,
MJ (Zendaya), and his former best friend, Ned (Jacob Batalon), but they don’t
have even a glimmer of recognition when they encounter him. Spidey’s life is
also being complicated by changes happening to his body as a result of the
spider bite that gave him his powers. But all of those worries fade when a new
threat emerges, a being with the power to take over people’s minds and jump
from person to person. Spidey soon finds that this impossible-to-track
enemy may want to harm MJ and Ned. The film is directed by Destin Daniel
Cretton (Shang Chi), and also stars Jon Berenthal, Sadie Sink, and Mark Ruffalo.
The 100-words:
Though it features strong action sequences, what makes this film great is its focus
on the characters emotions. We feel Peter’s pain and loneliness. We understand
MJ’s confusion. Everyone, even the villain, gets a fully realized arc that is human and real.
Sure, it may lag a bit at times, but the payoff for those moments is genuine
tension and connection (and some really great humor). This is almost more of a
drama than a typical comic book movie. That said, the action is shot beautifully
and is more tactile than typical CGI-slop. Perhaps the best Marvel movie since
Endgame.
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