Spider-Man Far From Home, the final film in the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has received universal praise from critics.
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back, and he’s closing out the third chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Spider-Man: Far From Home finds the superhero once again trying to save the world from destruction, and one nugget that is on every Marvel superfan’s mind is if Spider-Man will become the next Iron Man.
We won’t answer that (we don’t believe in spoilers here), but what we will do is tell you how critics have responded to the film so far, and in the spirit of Siskel and Ebert, most critics have given the new Spider-Man a resounding two thumbs up. As it stands on Rotten Tomatoes, it currently has a 93 percent fresh score on the Tomatometer.
Ty Burr of the Boston Globe called Far From Home “a wholesome teen comedy disguised as a superhero movie.” BBC’s Nicholas Barber said that, though it’s a superhero movie at heart, it’s also “the lightest and silliest or Marvel’s films, which is what makes it so enjoyable.”
However, Barber also saw Far From Home’s light, comedic tone as a weakness as well, and what could, ultimately, make the film one of the most forgettable in the Marvel franchise.
Well, that was a burn.
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says that “Spidey is flying higher than ever” in Far From Home, and (thankfully) says we can expect “a relief after the tragic dimension of Avengers: Endgame.”
While the majority of the 200 and counting reviews have been positive, there were a few that didn’t see Spider-Man: Far From Home in the most positive of lights. One of the reviewers who wasn’t a fan was Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com, who, while appreciating the change in scenery, said it didn’t “quite match the inspired heights of its predecessor.”
Spider-Man: Far From Home is in theaters now.