A great time at the movies yesterday. The new Spider-Man (Tom Holland) is excellent. The story is very good as Spider-Man struggles with mor of the spider DNA taking over as a result of his being stressed. He is working too hard cleaning up the city, and then he sees MJ (Zendaya) kiss his old nemesis at school. Turns out he is her girlfriend. He also sees his old best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon). As you remember in the last Spider-Man Doctor Strange has erased all memory of him from everyone. On top of this there is a new nemesis, Jean Grey (Sadie Sink) who is a character from X-Men. She has unique telepathic power, and the ability to control people telepathically and is trying to break into Department of Damage Control headed by Director Metzger (Tramell Tillman). The Punisher/Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) helps Spider-Man even though they have different styles. Spider-Man also consults Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) with regards to suppressing his spider DNA. The DNA enhances Spider-Man's abilities but also makes him more rageful. This movie is very good. There are flashbacks of Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) and they play an important part in the story. Additionally Black Widow/Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) consults with Spider-Man and uses her Avenger resources to help. There is a new character, Spidey's liaison with the police, Detective Jean Dewolff (Lisa Colón-Zayas). Fun interactions between she and her kids and Spider-Man.
This is a terrific movie. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but there is a major twist and it doesn't go where you think it will. Jean's powers are significant. She even manipulates the Hulk and sets him loss on DODC. Classic battle between Spider-Man and Hulk.
