Yahoo News Spider-Man: Far From Home first reactions praise Jake Gyllenhaal and twist-filled sequel
The first reactions to Spider-Man: Far From Home have swung in.
Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker for his second standalone outing, which will serve as a direct sequel to Avengers: Endgame.
Considered the final chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s third phase, the film will see the webslinger coming to terms with the death of you-know-who with the help of Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau).
His path soon crosses with that of Mysterio who’s played by Jake Gyllenhaal. Also starring in the film is Samuel L Jackson, Cobie Smulders and Zendaya who returns as MJ.
Below are the first reactions from a special screening that took place for journalists in the UK.
#SpiderManFarFromHome: far superior to its predecessor & really delightful, w/a terrific theme of trust well-threaded throughout. Could say more, but it’s spoiler-laden, full of fun secrets, so be careful who you follow and what they say. Jake G is great #SpiderMan #FarFromHome
— Rodrigo Perez 📽🎞📺 (@YrOnlyHope)
#SpiderMan #FarFromHome is an absolute home run. It’s SO much fun. It’s huge in itself and for the future of the MCU in the most surprising ways. Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, just a lethal, awesome combo!!
I cannot wait to see this movie again. And again. pic.twitter.com/0hYJvKkdjN— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD)
I didn’t expect to laugh so hard at a movie that deals with the emotional and global fallout of Avengers: Endgame. I really, really enjoyed #SpiderManFarFromeHome (liked it a smidge more than Homecoming), and thought it absolutely succeeded when it dealt with human-scale stories. pic.twitter.com/Cy985w2NeV
— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz)
#SpiderManFarFromHome is the coda we needed after Endgame, a glimpse of how the world looks now that the dust has settled. Could maybe have gone a bit harder on P’s emotional arc, but bursting with warmth and humor and awkward teen romance. 💕 Also: Jake G = perfect casting.
— Angie J. Han (@ajhan)
Absolutely loved SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. I’m a huge Mysterio fan and Gyllenhaal nails him. Also the movie is very clever (and funny) how it handles the fallout post ENDGAME in explaining how this world works now.
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan)
Spider-Man: Far From Home is released in the UK on 4 July.
