Here is My Movie Review of Spider-Man Brand New Day
Now when I saw the trailer for this film I was not excited for it manually because of the villain and because they brought back the Hulk which he was done really dirty in the post end game era but the thing I was looking forward to in this film is Tom Holland as Spider-Man so I went to go see this movie in theaters and I have to say This is one of the best MCU movies in the post end game era and one of the best movies of the entire year now I Will say though Shang-chi or Spider-Man no way home Are better than this film. But I will say though it is better than Black Widow and Thor Love And Thunder and that mainly because of that this film actually pulls back on the MCU humor. Its focus is more on the drama and I will bring up the controversial scene with Yelena.
Now the storyline in this movie is really incredible because we focus around Peter Parker / Spider-Man he is coping with the Lost of his aunt May and on top of that his powers are getting out of control because there's someone that is trying to get through his head that being Jean Gray Who wants revenge on Damage control for killing her sister and Spider-Man has to team up with the Punisher to try to prevent Jean Gray from killing all of New York City and he also has to learn to control his powers and And trying to get MJ to remember him and that's basically what the story is for this movie it's very incredible and really emotional i think the storyline is up there with the storyline thunderbolts as well the most emotional story lines in the MCU.
Now the acting in this movie is incredible I think this is one of the best acted films in the post endgame era because everyone does a magnificent job with their performance is even if the actors are not in the film that much they still do a glorious job with their performances and I think this is one of the best acted films of the entire year.
Now obviously the big standout is of course Tom Holland as Peter Parker/ Spider-Man and look even all the way back in Captain America Civil War we all knew that Tom Holland would be playing the best Spider-Man of all time and that has not changed he still give that really fun and really emotional performance as this character in fact whoever Peter Parker/Spider-Man had to be emotional Tom Holland pulled that off brilliantly. Now the character of Peter Parker / Spider-Man is still incredible he's still cracks jokes but I like in this film he is still really broken you know he's still he's dealing with the death of his Aunt May his Spidey sense is getting out of control And he is changing because the spider DNA Inside of him is On balanced with his regular DNA it's causing him to Have withdrawals with his powers and he also wants to try to not only take down Jean Gray but kind of like reason with her try to Fix her problem and trying to tell her to move on. Now the scenes with Peter Parker / Spider-Man are tremendous whether it's his interactions with the Punisher or him talking to you Gene Gray during the climax telling her that hurting people is not going to bring her sister back and those interactions with Spider-Man and Jean Gray Are probably my favorite moments throughout the film Because there's so much heart and emotion To the scenes because you feel bad for both characters. I think this has some of the best moments out of all the Spider-Man movies in the MCU. Also that scene of Spider-Man fighting the hand in the climate of battle when they are under Jean Gray's control that was really incredible. Fear the way I could go on honestly why I like Peter Parker / Spider-Man in this movie. He is just written perfectly and I think the writing for Spider-Man is probably the best writing out of all of the Avengers in the post endgame era. The chemistry between him and Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Sadie Sink, John Burnthal, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Mando is perfect.
Now let's talk about Zendaya as MJ. Now I always liked her in the MCU and here it's no different. She still gives a really powerful and really emotional performance as this character. I think this is her best performance as the character. Now the character of MJ is incredible because she's still really care about Pierre Parker / Spider-Man because even though she doesn't remember him because if you remember back in no way home Spider-Man cast a spell to make everyone forget who he was and in this film she still cares about him and wants to help him take down Jean Gray but also try to reconnect with him I think the character Arc that they give MJ was really emotional and The romance between the two characters is still incredible like it was in the other MCU Spider-Man films. Now the fiends with MJ are incredible Especially the moment where Find out that Spider-Man Kister even though Jean Gray took over her body And she is really surprised or the scene where she starts to remember him It didn't lead to some really powerful and some really touching moments and her interactions with the Punisher were really funny and also really emotional at the same time and the chemistry between her and Tom Holland is tremendous. Now they still have brilliant chemistry. Now what's funny about this is that they're actually married in real life and I am happy for them.
Now let's talk about Florence Pugh Is a tremendous actress. If you have seen her as Goldilocks Puss In Boots, The Last Wish, Oppenheimer, midsummer, she is really talented as an actress. Now when it comes to her in the MCU I thought she was pretty decent as Yelena in Black Widow and as a forgettable movie that was. I thought she was really entertaining to watch. You know even Hawkeye again the writing was not that great but Florence Pugh still did a tremendous job with her performance as Yelena even though the character of the motivations were a little weird but they were at least understandable Because she was revenge on Hawkeye for the death of her sister and even though it was a little weird making Yelena the villain but did kind of work in the show's context and both her and Jimmy run or played off each other perfectly. But then we have Thunderbolts and that what the movie that I really liked Yelena in because Florence Pugh gives her best performance as this character they give Elena a really tragic back storey and her interactions with Bob were actually the best parts of the entire film because both her and Lewis Pullman had amazing chemistry with each other. Even in Marble Zombies she was incredible and the scene where she had to watch her mother die Florence Pugh just does a terrific job delivering that mental breakdown that Yelena does because she doesn't want to watch her mom be killed by the zombies. Even in this film she's not in It that much. But Florence Pugh still does a wonderful job as the character. Now the character Yelena is there to give Spider-Man advice and compare the smaller missions to The bigger missions by comparing. potatoes as the analogy and I thought that was really funny. Now yes let's talk about the controversy and that is after the conversation Yelena says You know you're not Alone anymore. I ´ve seen your belly button. Now a lot of people say that this scene is really gross and weird but To be completely honest I don't think it is as gross as a lot of people are saying is because to be honest I think the take off your clothes scene in Spider-Man far from home that was downright perverted and really disgusting and was not funny.The joke that Yelena says i´ve seen your belly button is a lot more funnier because she's just teething Peter Parker / Spider-Man she's just Flirting With him and they're both adults. So it makes the scene okay. Now if they did the scene in Captain America Civil War and you had Yelena saying to a 15-year-old Spider-Man I seen your belly button then it'll be really gross because Spider-Man is a minor in that film and he is a teenager. But with this he's an adult so the scene is not that gross. Also you can make the joke that hey Spider-Man has meant Goldilocks because they're played by the same actors. Also the scene where Yelena meets MJ was really fun and really entertaining. The chemistry between her and Tom Holland is incredible.
Now I talk about John Bernthal who is playing The Punisher in this film now this was the thing I was worried about because the Punisher is an R-rated character he's not a PG-13 character in this film is PG-13 and I have to say his performance was still incredible I always liked him as the Punisher in the MCU. Now the character of the Punisher I am very mixed on it now I do like their actors with Spider-Man they are really funny and The bonding between Spider-Man and The Punisher is incredible But I think they watered them down they made him a PD-13 character and well it worked for the film I do miss the R-rated variant of this character and Something else that confused me Is that he's not consistent In terms of the timeline because Didn't Daredevil born again mentioned Outlawty thing and yet this film doesn't even mention that so Punishers inclusion in this film was a little weird but it'll still fun to see him. The themes with the Punisher are really fun and really entertaining especially fighting the Hulk in the third act and him trying to tell Spider-Man that I do stuff my way and we're going to Jean Gray and Spider-Man tell him you can't kill her because that could put everyone else in danger I thought that was a really powerful and emotional moment in the film and also the same where Jean Gray transfers her mind into Frank Castle and he has that girl voice that was really funny. But one thing I didn't care about is this dumb joke involving Punisher wearing a Spider-Man mask in the hospital and pretending that he is Spider-Man to make the citizens happy and he randomly sounds like Nicolas Cage which was really dumb it was one of the dumber MCU jokes in the film. But overall I think the film handles Punisher decently. The chemistry between him and Tom Holland was incredible.
Now when it was announced that Michael Mando was going to come back as the Scorpion i was kind of excited for that because we haven't seen him since Spider-Man homecoming and they brought back and I was vastly disappointed with this Mentally because he doesn't really do anything in the movie he's just there to be Gene Gray's puppet and that's it and Michael Mando he does good job for what he's given but he was just very disappointing to scorpion costume looked cool. But I just think he was wasted in the film and he was just there for fan service. So that was really disappointing. The chemistry between him and Tom Holland is pretty good. I think they have solid chemistry with each other.
Now another thing I was not looking forward to seeing in the film is Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / the Hulk mainly because I have gotten sick of this character because what they did to him in Infinity War all the way to Seahawk was really dumb how they made him like Shrek like family friendly and not Angry like he was in the previous MCU films. But I have to say he was incredible in this film mainly because he gives a really intense and really emotional performance in this film. Now he's not in the film a whole lot. But for what he has Mark Ruffalo was really good in this film. Now the character of Bruce Banner / The Hulk it actually like how he was in phase 1 of the MCU because this one he is trying to control his emotions trying not to let the Hulk come out and I thought the way they did that was really awesome having It be caused by Jean Gray What it really tremendous idea and the film executes it really well it is transformation with actually really scary. Also the scenes with Bruce Banner /The Hulk are incredible especially in the third act where he said no Banner only Hulk and he said that in Thor Ragnarok now in that film it was really funny but in this film they make it really dark and really scary and him attacking the Punisher was incredible that whole file battle against Hulk and Jean Gray was incredible and both Mark Ruffalo and Tom Holland played off each other perfectly.
Now I want to talk about the thing I was not looking forward to in this movie at all and that is Sadie sink as Jean Gray. Now the reason why I was not with her in the film was because she looked miscast and the character and she looked out of place in this film. But with all that being said, how was she as Jean Gray? Well she did a tremendous job. In fact she did a far better job than I thought she would because she brings so much heart and emotion to this character and she's actually the emotional core in this film. Now I will say though I don't think her performance is that perfect as Famke Jensen from the original X-Men films because I feel like she looked more like an adult. Well Sadie Sink as Jean Gray looks like a teenager. But I will say she's better than Sophie Turner because that one was awful as Jean Gray. She came off of the whiny cry baby at that character.But luckily in this film they make her tragic but more mature. But the character of Jean Gray It'll really interesting though and because I like her but I do have problems with her now I will say though she's way better than Gorr The God Butcher from Thor Love and Thunder because well I liked it that villain Christian Bale he did good enough job with his performance but he didn't really Do much in the film. I will say she's better than Ultron because Jin Gray doesn't crack a stupid MCU jokes because it's actually very serious and tragic. But I have to say I think she's out of place in this film because It just feels like they should have gotten Mr negative to be the main antagonist of this film played by Steven Yeun because I did that one made a lot more sense because he is a Spider-Man villain. Now I like Jean Gray's backstory how her sister was taking away from her and killed by damage control and that's why she wants the revenge on them but I got to say her origin story and motivation are exactly like Xu Wenwu’s Storyline and motivation from Shang Chi and also they can't make her way too powerful in the film like I know Jean Gray is really powerful how she can read people's minds but she's not powerful enough to hop into people's bodies. I thought that was really weird. Also I feel like when you see her this film goes from a Spider-Man movie to an X-Men movie and that kind of threw me off because having an X-Men character as The villain was a little strange. Now the scenes with Jean Gray i really love especially The scene in the third act where she tries to tell Spider-Man that everything inside of her hearts because of how she was tortured by damage control and her mental breakdown was really tragic and really emotional Also the scene where she is going through mj's head and tried to manipulate Spider-Man into gang into his head was super intense and really incredible and again all of Gene Gray's moments are really awesome. But much like Xu Wenwu in shang-chi Who wants to bring his wife back what about the wrong way and you're like okay I get why your wife was killed in front of you but I did give you the right to try to kill your son in all of Ta La and release the dweller in darkness. It's kind of like that with Jean Gray because just because you lost to your sister does not give you the right to almost get everyone killed in New York by using your powers. Also i think Jean Gray is a really great villain as I already mentioned but I don't think she has as good as Other MCU like Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Josh Brolin’s Thanos, Lewis Pullman as the void, Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu, Or even Ian McKellen's Magneto from the first two X-Men movies. But she is still fun and tragic though and I think she is the best villain of the entire year. Also the rivalry between her and Peter Parker / Spiderman is incredible because both of them are really tragic. They both lost everything but Peter Parker tried to tell Jean Gray that everything is going to be okay. So the rivalry was really good. The chemistry between her and Tom Holland is tremendous.
Now let's talk about the directing now this film is directed by Dustin Daniel Creton now this is the guy who directed one of my favorite MCU films in phase 4 that being Shanghai and the Legend of the 10 Rings and I thought he did a Stellar job direct in that film because he gave Shang Chi a tragic backstory as well as like giving him some really funny MCU jokes But it keeps the character serious For most of the film. the way he integrates Katy into the story was really awesome And she is still really funny in the film because of Awkwafina´s performance. I also like how he develops the character of Xu Wenwu by giving him this tragic origin story and a really smart and really tragic motivation how he wants to bring his wife back so he and his Son and daughter can be a family again but you go about doing it the wrong way because even though The Mandarin has contentions he goes about doing it in a horrific way. So how does he do directing a Spider-Man film well he actually did far better job than a thought he would do and he does a brilliant job with his directing now it's not perfect I think he does some stuff that doesn't make any sense but I do like how he incorporate a lot of the drama in this film by developing Peter Parker / Spider-Man Of By having him Cope with the Lost of Aunt May and also trying to help Jean Gray Control her emotions in the third act and him trying to get MJ to remember him. I also like how he incorporates Yelena in the film now she's just there to give Spider-Man a pep talk but it was really funny and Florence Pugh was really funny and entertaining as the character. I also like how he develops Jean Gray at a character because this is a character that's very fractured very broken because she lost her sister she wants revenge on damage control for taking her sister away from her I thought that was really incredible in the moments with her character are are terrific but I will say though she is Still out of place even watching this film in theaters I still think she is out of place because she's an X-Men character yet she's in a Spider-Man movie and I feel like again Mr Negative should have been the main villain played by Steven Yeun I think that would have been a lot more accurate or make Scorpion the main villain in this film that would have been a lot better. But what he was able to do with Jean Gray was incredible and hey I'll say this Jean Gray actually gets character development unlike the Sophie Turner one who gets no character development in the X-Men films. Also I think the way The Punisher was integrated was really good even though he was a little watered down. But the brother dynamic between Spider-Man and the Punisher was really funny but I wish he was In a R rated superhero movie not a PG-13 one and they do give them some dumb MCU jokes. But I like how he mixed the Hulk angry again like that whole transformation scene was incredible and actually fixed it no to my issues with the Hulk as a character in the post endgame era because they made them way too family friendly and She-Hulk. But here they make him a little more tragic which was really awesome. So overall I need Dustin Daniel Crenton did a terrific job directing this film but I think his directing in Shang Chi was a lot better. because I think Xu Wenwu was integrated much better than Jean Gray was in this film.
So in conclusion I really liked this film mainly because of the really powerful and emotional Journey that Peter Parker / Spider-Man goes through in this film he has to learn to control his powers as well as trying to help Jean Gray move past her lost of her sister and as well as coping with the Lost of Aunt May and I think this film develops Spider-Man the best out of all of his MCU films. I also really like the storyline which is again Peter Parker/ Spider-Man coping with the Lost of Aunt May as well as trying to control his powers and team up with the Punisher to take down Jean Gray but also try to help her move on from her traumatic past and I thought that was a really interesting storyline concept and the film executes it really good For the most There are some dumb moments in the story by big overall the storyline is really incredible. By the best thing about this film in the acting Tom Holland easily is actually the big standout because ever since Captain America Civil War he has always been incredible and Peter Parker / Spider-Man and this film is no different he gives a really powerful and terrific performance and the character. Florence Pugh for what she as Yelena was really incredible her joke with Spider-Man where he is in her bath house was really funny When she flirts With him and says I´ve seen your belly button is actually really funny and both Tom Holland and Florence Pugh playoff each other perfectly and again the joke is not as gross as the scene in Spider-Man far from home where Peter Parker had to take off his clothes which that was more creepy More disgusting. Then the joke that Yelena says to him in this film. Also John Bernthal is still really terrific as The Punisher even though they did water him down to make him family and friendly which I thought now the low dumb i think an air actions with Spider-Man were really funny and the scene of them battling the Hulk was really awesome as well as trying to prevent Jean Gray from killing anyone. Also Zendaya is still incredible and MJ she gives a really powerful and really Terrific performance as the character and all the moments between her and Spider-Man are the highlight of the film. They just have such powerful and emotional chemistry. Michael Amanda as the scorpion really disappointing just A waste of a good character. He did an okay job with his performance but what a waste of a good character. Now Sadie sink Gave a really powerful and really emotional performance as Jean Gray And you can tell that she is having a lot of fun even though I did wish they cast an older actress to play the character Sadie did a good enough job as this character. Now Jean Gray as the villain I enjoy I think her backstory is incredible I think her motivation was really understandable even though the way she did it with a little screwed up because again just because your sister died does not mean you get to kill off all New York with Your powers so that was a little weird but I understood why she had to do it because again she lost someone she cares about. But I will say though I think she is out of place because this film goes from a Spider-Man movie to an X-Men movie and again that really threw me off and I still believe that Mr negative should have been the main villain played by Steven Yeun because a lot of people thought he'll get me the main villain. But I will say Jean Gray was way better than the Jean Gray in the newer X-Men movies because this one goes through character development well Sophie Turner's doesn't really go through any character development she just whines and complains As Jean Gray in those films. But this Jean Gray I actually felt sorry for her. now I don't think she is as great as Willem Dafoe´s Green Goblin or Josh Brolin as Thanos or Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu. I think those villains are better written and they were better integrated into the films.I will say that Jean Gray is better than Ultron because she doesn't crack a stupid MCU jokes and I will say she's better than Kang the Conquer from Ant-Man and the Wasp quantum mania because that villain was great but the writing got a little weird in the third act. The action sequences are incredible especially That final battle against Punisher Spider-Man The Hulk and Jean Gray that is probably the best climax in the post endgame era now I will say though I did the battle against Spider-Man and Green Goblin from Spider-Man No Way home is a lot better and turn the structuring and like in terms of intensity but the climax in this was really awesome and again the MCU humor was pulled back. Now again there were jokes that made me laugh. But I liked the drama side of the film better. Also this is one of the best films of the entire year. I highly recommend you go see this movie in the theater and you will not be disappointed. I give this movie a 8/10.
