Jon Watts returns as director to complete 'Home' trilogy.
Tom Holland - Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Zendaya - MJ
Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange
Jacob Batalon - Ned Leeds
Jon Favreau - Happy Hogan
Summary
Following the aftermath of Far From Home, Peter Parker is declared public enemy number 1.
Doctor Strange agrees to help by casting spell to make people forget about his identity. But due to Parker constantly requesting alterations, it goes tits up.
Botch job allows unwanted multiverse visitors to wreak havoc.
When Ned brings other 'Spider-Men' into the fray, they decide to develop a serum, to cure rather than kill villains.
However, Green Goblin's persona taking over Norman Osbourn complicates matters.
Wee lad must step up and discover what it really means to be Spider-Man.
Mid-credits
At a bar in Mexico, a drunk Eddie Brock chats shit about Hulk and Thanos.
Soon after, Strange's spell kicks in.
Even with part of symbiote left on counter, the prospect of Venom joining the MCU remains inconclusive.
Post-credits
Like Venom teased Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, we get a brief taste of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Swinging success
Hugely enjoyable, but not without issues.
Concept smacks of Doctor Who special The Day of the Doctor, but this probably owes more to 2010 video game Shattered Dimensions, which inspired the Spider-Verse storyline.
Anyway.
Chemistry and humour between web-slinging warriors was brilliant and action sequences are largely spectacular.
Having that, composition and scale at the Statue of Liberty felt weird.
Performances get a huge thumbs-up, particularly from Holland and Dafoe, who's a right bastard btw.
Cumberbatch's arrogance continues to evolve and a de-aged Alfred Molina is also good value, but I didn't like Electro and co.
Sandman does something really DUMB.
At first, dude wants to be cured so he can see his daughter, but when Osbourn turns nasty, mindset bizarrely changes and never mentions sibling again.
It makes no fucking sense.
Also, I couldn't help comparing giant face to The Mummy (1999).
Charlie Cox's unexpected cameo suggests Daredevil may return to Hell's Kitchen.
I remain cautiously optimistic.
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