‘Spider-Man’ On The Big Screen: His Films Ranked From Worst To Best

2. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Spider-Man: Far From Home cements itself as the best live-action take on the wallcrawler yet. While Spider-Man 2 set a high bar and has been regarded by fans as the best live-action version of Spider-Man on the big screen, Far From Home edges out both its predecessor Homecoming and Spider-Man 2 in its quality and craftsmanship.

Jon Watts perfectly balances out the heart, humor, and heroics of this adventure as he bears the responsibility of closing out the final chapter of the Infinity Saga and taking Marvel’s first step forward as the world is beginning to move on from Thanos’ decimation.

Part of Watt’s success with the film’s balance lies in its pace. Some of the exposition may come across a bit heavy-handed at times. But these moments don’t hinder the film’s progression as they are peppered in far and few between and quickly get back to Midtown High’s European vacation or the film’s exhilarating action sequences that feature some of the best action we’ve ever had in a Spider-Man film, thanks to Peter Parker beginning to truly develop his skills as the webhead. The result is victories that feel more earned or losses that are even more heartbreaking. Some of the major action sequences will have long time Mysterio fans shocked in disbelief as certain moments that may have seemed impossible to bring to life are executed at such a high level with a clear reverence for its source material.

At its core, Far From Home is a smaller, more personal story compared to recent installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe such as Avengers: Endgame, which allows for meaningful growth of Spider-Man’s character throughout the film. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker reverts to being a rather reluctant hero, clutching on to his youth as he buckles under the pressure of being the next Iron Man. But this inner struggle allows Tom Holland to deliver his best and most layered performance as the web-slinger yet as he discovers a warm and endearing mentor-mentee relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio – a void Peter is looking so desperately to fill. The star also gets to share plenty of humorous and heartfelt moments with the supporting cast, especially Zendaya, whose talents are also much better utilized and serviced this time around, and Jon Favreau who takes on a bigger role than he had in Homecoming.

Overall, Spider-Man: Far From Home might be the most rewatchable Marvel film yet and will leave Spider-Man fans clamoring for what comes next.

– Michael Mistroff