The early live-action era of superhero fare was much more focused on thwip, thwip, bang, bang than the complex emotional impact of it all. That’s not the fault of the creators or the performers of those respective series, but more a result of the times in which they were made, and what audiences were expecting at those times. Amidst the laughs and the tears is a deep, heartfelt empathy that’s felt missing not just in the early MCU, but in the Spider-Man films that preceded this one. His character - like the rest of the villains who find their way into Peter’s (Tom Holland) universe - is given a new depth that was never explored in previous Spider-Man films.īuilt around performances like Dafoe’s - Alfred Molina’s Doc Oc and Jamie Foxx’s Electro aren’t anything to sneeze at, either - is the root of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s success. Willem Dafoe nails everything he does, but his reprisal of Norman Osborn is something for the MCU history books. But, whether it be the pandemic or No Way Home's lack of buildup from other installments in the MCU, the performances here feel like something different. Some of the best actors in the world now hold their own respective Marvel roles. The MCU as a whole has never been a slouch when it comes to casting.

That’s due in no small part to stellar performances across the board. Despite the fact that there’s so much we can’t talk about here, we can still find plenty of tidbits to discuss, because there’s truly never a dull moment in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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