Solid film but lacking in some aspects. Too many characters, plot convenience, jokes that are overdone. The cast is terrific and really carry the material, Holland and Gyllenhaal especially.
The plot is corny but very self aware. I feel an overuse of cgi really hurt this film and many action sequences feel very fake. The blending of cgi and practical was much better handled in Raimi's films, even Webb's at times. The cgi drone fights are very dull. There are plenty of creative sequences involving Mysterio which I won't get into.
Mysterio is one of the few comic characters I actually knew from the comics. I had originally been introduced to him in the Spider-man 2 video game on playstation…