Best Line: “It’s easy to fool people when they’re already fooling themselves.” (Quentin Beck)
Funniest Line: “Bitch, please! You’ve been to space.” (Fury to Peter)
Worst Line: N/A
Villain: Mysterio/Quentin Beck
Villain Grade: A-
Film Grade: A
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
My Opinion (after latest viewing): Unchanged
Best Relationship: Peter and MJ
Worst Relationship: N/A
Best Casting: Jake Gyllenhaal
Worst Casting: N/A
Best Fight: Spider-Man vs. Mysterio (final time)
Best Crying: Tom Holland
Worst Accent: N/A
Saddest Death: N/A
Best Scene: Peter’s heart-to-heart with Happy on the plane
Worst Scene: N/A
Best Moment: Mysterio’s reveal as a fake/illusion
Worst Moment: N/A
Stan Lee Cameo: N/A (He passed away before filming this one; his last was in Endgame)
Cameos: Ben Medelsohn, JK Simmons
Mid-Credits Scene: Mysterio reveals Peter Parker as Spiderman, and we see JK Simmons as the Daily Bugle host
Post-Credits Scene: the Skrulls are revealed as having been impersonating the real Nick Fury and Maria Hill
Best Use of Music: ACDC’s “Back in Black” on the plane, which Peter mistakes for a Led Zeppelin song
Year Released: 2019
Year Takes Place: 2024
Vegan Notes: N/A
Twists: Mysterio is all fake/an illusion, and a disgruntled former Stark employee; Mysterio outs Peter as Spider-Man; the Skrulls impersonated Hill and Fury (for how long?)
Funniest Character: Ned
Realist Moment: Peter confronting Happy and Mae to discuss their relationship
I Tear Up When: N/A
Oscar Nods: N/A
Scene Stealers: Peter and Ned’s teachers
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