Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review

 

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is an animated comic book film and the sequel to Into the Spider-Verse. It was produced by Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions, and Pascal Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson.

The story is about a year has gone by since the events of the last movie, and Miles has adjusted nicely into being Spider-Man. Suddenly he's hit with a big surprise when Gwen arrives and takes into the multiverse, where he meets the Spider-Society. When a new threat comes, Miles comes into conflict with the Society on how to handle it.

Initial Reaction

So my reasoning is just like everybody else's. I love Into the Spider-Verse, so when a sequel was arriving, I just had to see it.

Cons

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Middle Ground

One mix bag I had with the movie was the story. Now, don't get me wrong, it's still a very good story, the problem stems from, it's not a completed story. Sure, we knew this was part one of a two part story, but that doesn't mean we need an abrupt ending and such. Look at all the other movies that were part of multipart story but still managed to tell a full story in the very same movie. Then there's the animation. It's actually better than the first, because the filmmakers did leave up to their promise, with different universes having their own look, where it kind a dips is there were times when it seemed like they didn't know what style to use, so they just said "let's us all of them". Especially evident in Gwen's universe. That had so many style changes, and weird stuff going around, that it was very distracting.

Pros

So was there anything I liked? Yes, for instance, the action. Good fights, but my all time favorite was when you've got all these Spider-People chasing after Miles. It also got pretty intense, especially when Miles and Spider-Man 2099 are fighting some futuristic looking train. Then we also have the voice cast, they did a spectacular job. If you loved their work in the first movie, they you'll love them here. I even liked Oscar Isaac as Spider-Man 2099. The last thing I'll be positive about is the humor. The audience I saw this with was having a great time, and thankfully it came at an appropriate time too. Sorry if I keep repeating that praise, but given some of the comic book movies we've been given, that really does seem like a major accomplishment.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse carries on the same heart and humor from the first movie. However, there really still a few missteps here and there, hopefully when Beyond the Spider-Verse comes, we won't have this slight issues.

My final rating is, Okay.

Alright, that's all for now. Come back on Thursday, Jun 8th, for the final part of my Road to Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, with my review of Bumblebee. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.