Spider-Man: Far From Home Review

Spider-Man: Far from Home

Release Date: 1st July 2019 - Australia

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures (presents)

Marvel Studios

Pascal Pictures

Distribution

Sony Pictures Australia

Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 129 minutes

Budget: $160,000,000

Box Office Gross: $1,132,679,685 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Eager to have some fun and put his responsibilities behind him, Peter Parker has decided to leave his Spider-Man suit behind when he goes on a school excursion with his friends and classmates, including MJ, Ned, Betty and Flash.

However, mysterious forces called The Elementals have begun attacking the cities of Europe; Peter has a meeting with Nick Fury and Happy Hogan, who have information that his friends are in trouble and that he has an errand to do. They give Peter a new suit. Not only does it protect him, but it also protects Spider-Man from his friends.

Cast

Tom Holland - Peter Parker/
Spider-Man

Jake Gyllenhaal - Quentin
Beck/Mysterio

Samuel L. Jackson - Nick Fury

Jon Favreau - Happy Hogan

Jacob Batalon - Ned Leeds

Zendaya - MJ

Angourie Rice - Betty

Tony Revolori  - Flash Thompson

Marisa Tomei - May Parker

Cobie Smulders - Maria Hill

J.K. Simmons - J. Jonah Jameson (Cameo)

Remy Hii - Brad Davis

Martin Starr - Mr. Harrington

Numan Acar - Dimitri

Michael Mando - Max Gargan

J.B. Smoove - Mr. Dell

Jorge Lendeborg Jr. - Jason Ionello

Peter Billingsley - William Ginger Riva

Claire Dunne - Victoria

Nicholas Gleaves - Guterman

Claire Rushbrook - Janice

Hemky Medara - Mr. Delmar

Dawn Michelle King - E.D.I.T.H.

Zach Barack - Zach

Zoha Rahman - Zoha

Yasmin Mwanza - Yasmin

Joshua Sinclair Evans - Josh

Sebastian Viveros - Sebastian

Toni Garrn - The Seamstress

Pat Kiernan - Himself (Cameo)

Ben Mendelssohn - Talos (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Sharon Blynn - Soren (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew

Director - Jon Watts

Based on the Marvel Comic Book/Executive Producer - Stan Lee

Based on the Marvel Comic Book - Steve Ditko

Writers - Chris McKenna

and Erik Sommers

Executive Producers - Victoria Alonso, Avi Arad, Eric Hauserman Carroll, Rachel O'Connor, Louis D'Esposito and Matt Tolmach

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager - Thomas M. Hammel

Producers - Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige

Casting Director - Sarah Finn

Casting: UK - Jina Jay

Production Designer - Claude Paré

Head of Visual Development - Ryan Meinerding

Visual Development Concept Illustrators -

Anthony Francisco, Rodney Fuentebella,

Jerad Marantz, Josh Nizzi and Jackson Sze

Supervising Art Director - Grant Armstrong

Set Decorator - Tina Jones

Set Decorator: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - Lauri Gaffin

Property Master: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - Brad Einhorn

Costume Designer - Anna B. Sheppard

Associate Costume Designer - Michael Mooney

Costume Supervisors - Daryl Bristow

and Graeme Churchyard

Makeup Department Head - Peter Swords King

Director of Photography - Matthew J. Lloyd

Director of Photography: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - Larkin Sieple

Supervising Location Manager - David Pinnington

Location Managers - Lee Robertson,

Richard Hill, Andrew Ryland, Jojo Warne,

David Seaton, Eleri Coulten and Matthew Clarke

Location Manager: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - James Lin

Unit Production Manager: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - Joann Perritano

First Assistant Directors - Josh Robertson

and Douglas Plasse

First Assistant Director: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - Jeff Okabayashi

Second Assistant Directors - Tom Brewster,

Danni Lizaitis and Annie Hitchcock

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -

George Cottle

Fight Coordinator - Marlow Warrington-Mattei

Special Effects Supervisor - Andy Williams

Special Effects Supervisor: Los Angeles Unit,

Additional Photography - Roy K. Cancino

Visual Effects Supervisor - Janek Sirrs

Visual Effects Supervisor: SPI - Theodore Bialek

Visual Effects Supervisors: Luma Pictures -

Kevin Souls and Brendan Seals

Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM - Julian Foddy

Visual Effects Supervisor: Framestore -

Alexis Wajsbrot

Additional Visual Effects Supervisors -

Marc Dominic Rienzo and Jesse James Chisholm

Visual Effects Producer - Cyndi Ochs

Senior Visual Effects Producer: SPI - Julie M. Groll

Visual Effects Producers: Framestore -

Caitlin Thomas and Annette Wullems

Animation Supervisor: SPI - Richard Smith

Animation Supervisor: Luma Pictures -

Raphael A. Pimentel

Animation Supervisors: Framestore - Kayn Garcia

and Nathan McConnell

Editors - Leigh Folsom Boyd and

Dan Lebantal

Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer -

Steven Ticknor

Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer/

Re-Recording Mixer - Tony Lamberti

Sound Designers - Andy Sisul and

Chris Diebold

Production Mixer - Chris Munro

Sound Mixers: Los Angeles Unit, Additional

Photography - Lee Orloff and Ed Novick

Re-Recording Mixer - Kevin O'Connell

Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker and

Rick Owens

Music - Michael Giacchino

Music Supervisor - Dave Jordan

Review

Two months after the release of Avengers: Endgame proves to be a big nail in the coffin for the Infinity Saga. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is near the end of its third phase and is back to standalone movies with SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. It is the first film to come out of the era of post-Endgame. The movie is more action-oriented than its predecessor, Homecoming. While not as much fun to watch as suggested by a few viewers, FAR FROM HOME provides a seemingly impossible, mind-blowing continuation for everyone, especially those who have never experienced any form of illusion.

The movie even presents some teen romance involving Peter and MJ, which is one of the integral parts of the film. A new addition to the film's star-studded cast is Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, hence the mystery of a character with strange mystical powers. Gyllenhaal is well-suited for the role of Mysterio, who was one of Spider-Man's many arch-nemeses in the comics. In the film, he appears to be a hero who helps Spider-Man when he is deceptive. Zendaya portrays Peter's love interest, MJ, even though this female character has little resemblance to the MJ that I remember from the animated cartoon and Sam Raimi's originals.

FAR FROM HOME is a refreshing return to the old standalone approach of the MCU, which does the character justice. It remains an outstanding follow-up to Homecoming that the fans want to see.

Star rating: (10/10) Best Movie Ever

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