Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is all of us during our teen years. In Homecoming, the webslinger was in such a hurry to grow up and was desperately trying to get Tony Stark’s fatherly approval and validation as a superhero. Meanwhile, we were probably in a rush to become adults back then because we wanted to stay out later and get drunk—more or less the same as Peter’s thing. In this Spidey sequel, Pete’s an official Avenger but all he wants to do is mack it out with MJ (Zendaya) and enjoy his youth like a regular hormonal teenager. And now that we’re adults, we want nothing more than to be younger so we can shirk our responsibilities and enjoy longer naptimes. 






Peter gets the chance to take some time off from heroic duties when their class takes a summer vacation in Europe. During their trip, our boy’s finally gonna confess to MJ. It’s too that bad Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), and the rest of S.H.I.E.L.D. had other cockblock-rocking plans for Spider-Man. 


Nick Fury losing his shit at Peter over ignored phone calls and being ghosted was all too familiar, especially if you’re the kinda boyfriend who forgets to reply. On the flipside, you've got Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) maintaining his status as one of the truest bros to ever bro in the MCU. This guy would do just about anything to protect Pete’s hero persona.






Even Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) has been way more supportive ever since she found out about her nephew’s secret identity. She gets more screentime as she dishes out overseas guidance while showing off her smoking-hot physique. While Peter’s low-key looking for another mentor, he meets Quentin Beck A.K.A. Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) who acts more like a cool uncle who will enable your underage drinking. We felt that most of the things visual effects budget when to this guy (and probably the Elemental enemies) since he’s got flashier attacks compared to Spider-Man. 







In the absence of Tony Stark, the plot revolves around Peter Parker’s struggle to man up or shut up to save lives. Once he stops comparing himself to Iron Man, that’s when Spider-Man owns the Avenger title, which makes for some badass scenes against the sort of background your “travel influencer” friends would make pretentious posts about. 






Far From Home takes all the best parts of a teen movie in all its awkward hilarity but with adds the threat of global annihilation and a lot more action…on the battlefield and not between the characters. In true teen movie style, there are some suggestive scenes that you’ll have to see for yourself. Spidey and MCU easter eggs and shout-outs abound so keep your eyes glued to the screen. The mid-credits and after-credits scenes are total game-changers that will make you scream expletives long after the movie’s over.