The Amazing
Spider-man movies are less cringeworthy when it comes to dialogue but have
issues when it comes to storytelling and tone, with the second movie in
particular being too busy setting up multiple plotlines and attempting to
establish an expanded universe, rather than being a smaller self-contained
story.
Sony were
knocked back by the ‘poor’ performance of the Amazing Spider-man 2, dropping
its sequels and I have no idea what they’re doing with Venom. They made a deal
with Disney to incorporate Spider-man into the Marvel universe. My
understanding of it, beyond merchandise which is another can of worms is this:
Spider-man can become a part of the Marvel cinematic universe. Sony are still
responsible for making (and financing) the movies, but with Kevin Feige,
overseeing it as producer, as he is with all MCU movies. Sony do not have to
pay Disney for any MCU characters they use, but at the same time, Sony do not
get paid when Spider-man appears in any other Marvel movie.
So, after
making his debut in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Spider-man would be in
his first MCU solo movie with Spider-man: Homecoming.
The movie
was well received with a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (average 7.7/10) and
made $880m on a modest $175m (well, modest by Marvel standards) budget. Is it
deserving of all that praise? Let’s take a look
