So as of today, I've watched Spider-Man: No Way Home three times at the multiplex! How can I not...considering the fact that this film, along with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, are clearly the best Marvel movies of 2021. And ever!
No Way Home is an action-packed, very-nostalgic and extremely-emotional climax to Tom Holland's first Spidey trilogy (yes, there will be a second trio of movies with Holland returning as the Webslinger).
It was a blast to see Alfred Molina return as Doc Ock, Jamie Foxx as Electro, Thomas Haden Church as Sandman, Rhys Ifans as the Lizard, and of course, Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin.
But even more of a blast was seeing Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield causing the audience at each screening I attended to cheer loudly when the two Webslingers appeared on screen for the first time! And that moment in the film's climax where they and Holland's Spider-Man swing together on the Statue of Liberty as they prepare to battle Electro, Sandman and the Lizard? Wow!
There are so many other things that I want to praise about No Way Home, but they would turn this into a very long review.
Benedict Cumberbatch once again exuded coolness and wittiness as Dr. Strange, J.K. Simmons was just as awesome as J. Jonah Jameson in this film as he was in Sam Raimi's Spidey trilogy, Marisa Tomei's Aunt May was at the center of No Way Home's most gut-wrenching moment (in a good way) and composer Michael Giacchino did an excellent job combining his rousing score with motifs from Danny Elfman's music for the Raimi films, and a James Horner theme from Marc Webb's first Amazing Spider-Man movie.
And not to be left out of this gushing review are the three main stars themselves: Holland as Peter Parker and his high-flying alter ego, Zendaya as Michelle Jones "MJ" Watson and Jacob Batalon as Parker's best friend Ned Leeds (who does turn villainous in the comic books; he became the apprentice to Dr. Strange's arch-nemesis Baron Mordo...played by Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dr. Strange and its upcoming sequel, Multiverse of Madness).
If ever there was a movie that would follow in Black Panther's footsteps and become the next comic book flick to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, No Way Home is it!
We'll see if Disney and Marvel Studios successfully get Tom Holland to follow in the footsteps of the late, great Chadwick Boseman in regards to Academy Award acclaim. Happy Holidays!
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