Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Review
Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
Why did I come to this movie again?
I fell in love with the first movie in this franchise the first time I saw it. We went to an early showing of the film with exactly zero idea of what it was about, except that it was a Spider-man story. We were surprised, but delighted, with it and I’ve been stoked about the second one ever since.
5 of 5
Characters
This was a HUGE cast of characters. Most we had met before, but not all.
For the first part of the film it felt like Gwen was the main character, which I was okay with. However, Miles soon took center stage and we got back to his story.
I was honestly so swept up in what was going on that I didn’t notice anything bad about the characters. Maybe I was too distracted, or maybe they were solid. I really want to see this one again, and if I do, I’ll update this.
5 of 5
Did I care what happened?
Yes.
Like Miles, I was wondering why the others had left him out. Of course I didn’t want all of space and time to collapse, so I was invested in that too.
Having just watch Quantmainia I kept wondering when Kang would pop up. 😊
I LOVED the reveal about Miles. I’d noticed them saying “The one and only Spider-Man” like twenty times, but didn’t think anything of it…until the truth came out.
5 of 5
Plot Holes
Like I always say, this is a superhero film, of course there are plot holes.
I’m going to focus on things that pulled me out of the story.
First, I know Spider-People are tough, but should the Spider-Woman who’s obviously 8-9 months pregnant really be out fighting? What about being a responsible mother?
Second, while I laughed and laughed about Peter Parker’s little girl, she shouldn’t have been anywhere near the fighting. His wife should string him up for that.
Considering Miles has less than two years of Spider-Man experience there’s no way he should have been able to avoid ALL of the Spider-Mans (Spider-People? Web slingers? Help…) that he did. This could have been realistic if they would have focused a little more on how he’d been training. One move on the Bollywood Earth didn’t solidify his web-slinging prowess for me.
I was internally screaming, “You can turn invisible, idiot!” during the big chase scene, but once Miles executed his actual plan, I was like, “Okay, never mind, good job.”
4 of 5
How many times did I yawn?
Not once. The hubby stayed awake the whole time too.
There was just enough down time for me to relax before the action started again.
I’m kind of over teenage hormones/angst, so parts of the beginning seemed to drag for a second, but it wasn’t long and I don’t remember being too annoyed by it.
5 of 5
Cool Factor
Besides a solid story, these films have a unique and awesome style.
We watched the first movie the day before we went to the new one, and I was reminded how much I loved the mix of animation and comic book drawings that the artists used.
The same effects in the new movie felt like they’d been escalated, and there were four times when I thought, “Whoa, that’s a bit much.” Mostly it was because of the psychedelic background art.
4 of 5
The End
Warning: It’s a cliff hanger.
I’d forgotten this was the first of two movies until about five minutes before this one ended. So don’t expect a resolution.
I did like that Miles’ plan, which was pretty good, got thwarted in the cruelest way possible. Nice job, writers. I hate you guys…
5 of 5
Overall Enjoyment
Loved it. Despite some stylistic distractions and a few irresponsible parents, I came away from this movie wanting to see it again right away.
5 of 5
Total: 38
That’s a Black Belt!
