Peter Parker tangled in the Marvel Cinematic Web is a bit strange for sure. But it makes some spidey-sense as our friendly neighborhood standalone hero was losing steam. In Homecoming, we permeate new life into Spider-Man through a well-thought comic interplay and the out-of-the-box freshness of Tom Holland.

Parker (Holland), with the noted side-part in his hair, is searching for approval from Tony Stark (RDJ), his new boss, with the special passion and inexperience of a novice. As the heroic missteps accrue, which anecdotes nicely, Parker’s ineptness at being Spider-Man serves as a great introduction.

This supporting cast impresses no matter the size of the role. The academic decathlon coach, Mr. Harrington (Starr) with his vintage Freaks and Geeks charm, Michelle (Zendaya) with all of her precious irony and Ned (Batalon) with his aspirations to be the “man in the chair”. Marissa Tomei adds an awkward teen parental component to Aunt May and we are privy to Michael Keaton evolving from washed-up superhero bird (Birdman) to a powerhouse superhero villain bird (Vulture).

The final cut scene with Aunt May balances the overbearing RDJ and silly Pepper Potts cameo just enough for Homecoming to stick to 4.48 napkins out of 5.