There has been so much speculation and rumours about the upcoming film, which hits our screens tomorrow.
However, what we do know, is that critics are nearly all in approval of the flick, the third entry of standalone 'Spider-man' movies within the MCU.
'No Way Home' stars Tom Holland as New York's favourite webslinger, with Zendaya alongside him as MJ. Spider-man turns to Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange for help after his identity has been revealed to the world. Things go awry, as they tend to do, and a rift opens up a multi-verse. Enter our old pals The Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Dr Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina). They emerge, all from previous re-incarnations of the franchise, into the world to get their revenge on poor Spidey.
At the time of writing, 'No Way Home' has 100% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews.
Variety chief film critic Peter Debruge called the blockbuster "a clever meta-adventure" adding that "audiences who’ve tuned out [of the 'Spider-Man' films] along the way will be rewarded for giving this one a shot."
IGN's Amelia Emberwing said, "Spider-Man: No Way Home hits all the right notes as the MCU's latest entry. Its impact on the universe as a whole, as well as the overall emotional beats, all feel earned. Stellar performances meet what feels like a Saturday morning cartoon rife with all the devastating punches we've come to expect from this sneaky universe. Though it struggles with some tired superhero tropes, everything else about it will leave fans grinning ear-to-ear.
Don Kaye of Den of the Geek said the film "ends a strange year for Marvel on a strong note. While 2021 featured an enjoyable if redundant prequel ('Black Widow'), a compelling debut for an obscure hero ('Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'), and an experimental if divisive spectacle featuring even more unknown characters ('Eternals'), 'No Way Home' channels the entire spectrum of 'Spider-Man' movies while setting the character on a course all his own at last. Make sure you stay for the credits."
The Hollywood Reporter's John Defore was a little more cautious. He said, "Some of the fan service plays fairly well here; some is unsubtle enough you expect an actor to look into the camera and wink at you after delivering his line. But in the end, 'No Way Home' does use its multiversal mayhem to address the only real problem with the Holland-era webslinger: the Iron Man-ification of the character, in which his already amazing powers keep getting overshadowed by the gadgets given to him by billionaire jerk-hero Tony Stark.
"This is the least fun of the Watts/Holland pictures by a wide margin (intentionally so, to some extent), but it's a hell of a lot better than the last Spidey threequel, Sam Raimi's overstuffed and ill-conceived 'Spider-Man 3'."
