Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.

Director:

Jon Watts

Writers:

Jonathan Goldstein (screenplay by), John Francis Daley (screenplay by)

Stars:

Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.

7 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Holland	...	Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Michael Keaton	...	Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marisa Tomei	...	May Parker
Jon Favreau	...	Happy Hogan
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Pepper Potts
Zendaya	...	Michelle
Donald Glover	...	Aaron Davis
Jacob Batalon	...	Ned
Laura Harrier	...	Liz
Tony Revolori	...	Flash
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Herman Schultz / Shocker #2
Tyne Daly	...	Anne Marie Hoag
Abraham Attah	...	Abe
Hannibal Buress	...	Coach Wilson

Storyline

Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark, Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine - distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but when the Vulture emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | marvel cinematic universe | reboot | mentor | teenage superhero | 

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Taglines:

Homework can wait. The city can't.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments

Details

Official Sites:

Marvel [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Summer of George

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$117,027,503, 9 July 2017

Gross USA:

$334,201,140

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$880,166,924

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 12-Track Digital Sound IMAX 6-Track Sonics-DDP SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All five boroughs of New York City are shown or mentioned during the film.

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Goofs

Peter's video at the beginning of the movie differs from what is shown during Captain America: Civil War when Ant Man becomes Giant Man. In Peter's video, you see Ant Man grow in the background and Peter says he's big now and has to go. In Civil War, they show Spider-Man's immediate reaction is to shout "Holy $&#!"

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Quotes

[first lines]
Adrian Toomes: Things are never gonna be the same. I mean, look at this. You got aliens. You got big green guys tearing down buildings. When I was kid, I used to draw cowboys and Indians.
Phineas Mason: Actually, it's Native American, but whatever.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: There is a scene in the closing credits: in prison, inmates Toomes and Gargan meet and talk. Gargan has heard of a rumor that Toomes knows who Spider-Man is, but Toomes keeps silent.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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Soundtracks

Save It for Later
Written by Roger Charlery, Andy Cox, Everett Morton, David Steele and David Wakeling
Performed by The Beat (as The English Beat)
Courtesy of Shoutl Factory LLC

User Reviews

Hugely disappointing

As a lifelong Spidey fan I was expecting good things of Homecoming. Sadly - and I appreciate that I seem to be in the minority - it did not deliver for me.

Let's start with the positives: Michael Keaton's Vulture was everything a villain should be with an added layer of charm and depth. The high school setting and our youngest Peter so far was definitely a step in the right direction (Tom Holland is a very capable actor although though his voice did grate after a while). Even the menacing Mac Gargan, a potential 'Scorpion', was a great addition.

Now the negatives. I think the casting for Flash Thompson, Liz Allen and Ned Leeds was absolutely ridiculous. Flash is supposed to be a jock who bullies Peter - not a smaller Asian guy who is also a member of the same quiz team! And that throwaway 'M J' comment at the end - unforgivable!!!

The costume AI also didn't work for me. I appreciate that this is a tool to integrate Spidey into the MCU - but for me he works better when he is on his own, a guy in a cloth suit overcoming the odds with a mixture of bravery and science.

I can appreciate that Homecoming had some issues to get over, especially as the other movie incarnations covered his unique origin in such depth. Was it brave to avoid the origin altogether - or did it detract from really getting us onside? Maybe a 20 minute opening section with Peter narrating, recapping his origin might have helped...

I've no doubt that younger viewers would have enjoyed this movie (and maybe that was the aim), but fans of the 60's, 70's or 80's Spidey might have wondered what had happened to their favourite wallcrawler.

For me, the first 45 minutes of Raimi's 'Spider-Man' nailed it and SM2 was equally as good. My GF, who has no knowledge of the Spider- Man lore, left the cinema with me and remarked 'that was the worst one'.

Though I don't necessarily agree with that comment, I certainly wasn't ready to hail SM:Homecoming as an all conquering triumph, instead a rather weak chapter in the MCU series.

Sorry Spidey, I so wanted to love this movie! Maybe better next time...