Spider-Man No Way Home IMAX Review: It’s Amazing

On the precipice of my tolerance for copy and paste superhero movies there was one film that had me intrigued. Here’s my Spider-Man No Way Home IMAX review.

With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life as Peter Parker from the high stakes of being a superhero. 

When Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange, the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Walking into a superhero movie just doesn’t feel the same for me since Infinity War. The second Thanos clicked his fingers I was hoping and praying that his work was final and as a result we’d get less spin-offs and franchise milkings.

Sadly, this wasn’t to be the case and Endgame reversed all of the intense excitement, shock horror and absolutely insane finale that Infinity War brought to the table.

Infinity War brought a shock value to the Marvel movies that just hadn’t existed before, our heroes were not only in jeopardy but they had been defeated and I absolutely loved it!

Fast forward a few more spin-offs, Disney Plus series and other copy and paste productions and we finally land at No Way Home and if only for fan service and my respect of the original Spider-Man movies (not to mention The Amazing Spider-Man) I went to check it out.

Director Jon Watts finds a nice balance between fan service and emotional impact as Peter Parker now finds himself in a world where everyone knows his true identity after his battle with Mysterio in the previous movie.

It’s not just Watts who has to balance this sometimes convoluted (in places) effort but Tom Holland himself who throws his all into the role and produces one of the finest Spider-Man performances of all time.

Peter’s struggle is on show for all to see as his private life is now known by those across the world and whilst it doesn’t dive too much into the details we get a good idea of how this is affecting not only Peter himself but his friends and family.

The chemistry between Tom and his real life girlfriend Zendaya is on screen for all to see. So much so that acting seems to go out of the window and they can just truly be themselves in this Marvel world and we as an audience marvel at them.

With Ned providing some comedy relief to get us through he sadly takes more of a backseat in this one as it becomes the Spidey and MJ show throughout.

The films pace is set up really nicely until the multi-verse is introduced and then we’re trying to play catch up as the pace increases tenfold.

Whilst introducing characters from old Spider-Man movies only serves as fan service it could have got very messy, very quickly but whilst jumbled in places they kept it engaging despite racing through at a lightning pace.

There was me wanting to focus on all these wonderful returns but there wasn’t a second to breathe let alone appreciate what I was witnessing on screen!

Seeing such characters as Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Lizard and Sandman all back on the big screen is great to see. They all get some solid screen time although Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Green Goblin (William Dafoe) certainly steal the show with their story arcs.

Dafoe back on the big screen donning the Green Goblin suit even had my Marvel fatigued heart racing. He absolutely brought it and solidified the character as one of Spider-Mans all time greatest rivals.

I can’t think of one Spider-Man fan who would not enjoy this movie. This movie is literally made for them and whilst simplistic in areas of its execution it doesn’t need to be too complicated to get the fan reaction it calls for.

Just look at EndGame. Throw them all on screen together, have Cap wield Thor’s hammer and taadaa, that’s your ticket stub moneys worth right there!

There is plenty of nostalgia scattered throughout but its only when certain characters (I can’t say no more as Sony will hunt me down) appear that this films heart starts truly beating.

Opening the multi-verse idea to a whole host of other movies may be the way forward but I can’t see it working with many other films.

Spider-Man is a very unique character that resonates with so many and the struggle that we see from Peter in this movie draws an emotional connection to the character that just can’t be replicated in any other Marvel film that I’ve witnessed.

The action never relents once it gets going and it feels like I’ve been transported into a game that’s constantly fighting the big bosses at the end.

Perfect choreography and insane CGI sequences mixed with emotional depth clearly show me why this movie is already rated as highly as Infinity War was.

It’s certainly the best Spider-Man film we have witnessed so far and I’m sure for many years to come.

It’s a Marvel film with heart and with SO many out there now that just seem to be copy and pasting for profit this one feels very well thought out.

There’s a love that has been put into this movie that’s rare to find in the genre.

It’s amazing, no really, it’s amazing and even better in IMAX so go check it out on the big screen!

The entire movie was shot in IMAX and it doesn’t deserve to be seen any other way!

Spider-Man No Way Home IMAX review by Sean Evans