12 August 2019
Second Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester Tonight - Spider-Man - Far From Home. I assume by now that everyone has seen Avengers End Game, but if this is not the case I shall make sure there are no spoilers. Tom Holland, who is my favourite Spider-man to date, returns as the 'sticky' superhero (His word, not mine). Following the events of the previous summer, Peter Parker is travelling to Europe on a school trip where he wants to be normal and plans to woo the girl he fancies, but hey this is the Marvel Universe and events and Nick Fury most definitely conspire to thwart those plans. Enter Jake Gyllenhaal, who I believe nearly played the red and blue web wielding super hero himself when Toby Maguire injured his back whilst filming Seabiscuit. He finally gets his little piece of Marvel magic playing a new superhero, Mysterio. Being a Marvel film I sat through the credits and was amazed to see the units involved making this movie came from London, New York, Canada, Czech Republic and even Australia, taking the Marvel Movieverse truly global. Sad not to see the Stan Lee cameo but heartened to see a dedication to the great man in the credits. Remember people, this is Marvel, stay in your seat until the very end.
Review of Spider-Man: Far from Home
