The first MCU film post-Endgame is good, but not quite good enough. It’s too long, groanworthily expositional and determined to follow formula just when it's not called for. It’s a shame that Holland, Zendaya and Gyllenhaal are so poorly served by a script that feels like it was written by committee, and tries to blend a setup of the MCU for Phase 4, a well intentioned teen romance movie, a well crafted battle with Mysterio and a story where Peter Parker finally lives up to the legacies thrust upon him (again). Instead the strong elements are often lost - the comedic focus on the school European tour so soon after discussion about the ‘blip’ between Infnity War snaps undermines the latter without any good story reason. Such a frustration that a strong Mysterio film should get so needlessly short changed - it drags out on far too long, despite the best efforts of the excellent leads. It is fun though, and when it decides to pay attention to character development and action for the sake of quintessentially Spidey-style enjoyment rather than padding out the thin script it's a great rollercoaster ride. The post-credits sequence with J Jonah Jameson is also a sheer delight, and casting Peter as Jonah's 'menace' should finally balance out the overly breezy tone. Balance here only comes when Peter confides his shame at his mistakes to Happy - confronting Stark's legacy is a rich story seam to mine, and is left woefully underused. What little there is makes up a bit for the absence of a clear Ben Parker-inspired origin, and I hope we can now focus a little bit more on Peter’s development as a man, not just a superhero.