The Critics Have Spoken: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' is a hit

The summer of blockbusters continues as 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' is preparing to open to the public on July 7. Here's what the critics are saying: "'Spider-Man: Homecoming'” is the story of a savior who’s still mucking around in the business of being a kid. It’s almost as if he’s his own fanboy... The appeal of this particular Spider-Boy is all too basic: In his lunge for valor, he keeps falling, and he keeps getting up." "If nothing else, Homecoming makes this very clear: Peter Parker is an unspectacular, not-that-amazing Spider-Man, but dagnabbit, the kid’s going to be just fine. The magic of Homecoming is that it belongs more to the John Hughes cinematic universe than the Avengers’." "For the most part, 'Homecoming' is a joy. It’s light-hearted, smart, a little meta and the first Marvel film to really consider what it might be like for kids living in a world where superheroes are real." That Homecoming comes off as loose and sweet and light on its feet as it does feels like sort of minor Marvel miracle; whether Watts can swing this boy into super-manhood with all his endearing humanity intact is a question only time, and the next inevitable sequel, can tell.