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Holland, by contrast, was 21 whenSpider-Man: Homecomingpremiered in 2017, and he looked even younger.
(Mr. Stark, I dont feel so good.)
But in most other respects, WattssSpider-Manfilms have been black holes of imagination.
The setting might as well have been an office building in suburban Atlanta.
It probably was at some point.)
In other respects, too, these movies Spider shtick is starting to get old.
And Doctor Strange again, I am not making this up agrees to do so.
The magic goes awry, andPotterPeter finds himself face-to-face with a whole new set of problems.
Again, a potentially promising idea.
Here, hes just a tired wisecrack machine.
Its not just the action and the magic that flop.
Even the films more intimate moments fall flat.
It doesnt build or make any emotional sense.
Like almost everything else in the movie, its just another put-on.
So, fair warning.
(Even if its destined to become common knowledge within a few days.)
And a film that was already engorged with fan service positively erupts with it.
Thats not such a bad thing, at least at first.
Its certainly nice to see Maguire again, and Garfield is a genuine delight.
The latters previous turn as Spidey was a wildly uneven one.
But this also reveals a bigger problem.
Nobody should enjoy kicking puppies.
Is it an attempt to try and gain residual luster from associating with better work?
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