{"id":828656,"date":"2026-07-28T08:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/828656\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:05:15","slug":"spider-man-brand-new-day-first-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/828656\/","title":{"rendered":"“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” First Reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sony Pictures<\/p>\n

Sony & Marvel\u2019s \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d has finally premiered in Los Angeles, and with it comes the early reactions ahead of the major reviews due out in the morning.<\/p>\n

The overall sentiment is divided. Going by the fan accounts, this is the best Spider-Man in years, if not ever. Going by more seasoned film critics and reviewers, the reaction is more mixed\/positive.<\/p>\n

Holland has been universally praised for his performance, as has the cast chemistry, and quite a few are fans of Sadie Sink\u2019s turn as well. Also widely praised are the visuals and Cretton\u2019s directing, calling it the best visuals of the MCU Spidey films to date.<\/p>\n

Where the reactions differ is on aspects like the script which some call too busy, the humour which has been downplayed in this entry, the amount of MCU interconnectivity, and the ending which has long been rumoured to be divisive.<\/p>\n

Early reactions always trend more positive than reviews, so take these with a grain of salt. I tried to limit the reactions to actual reviewers or journalists who look at films for a living:<\/p>\n

\u201cSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY is a much more cerebral followup than the crowd pleasing No Way Home. It\u2019s Tom Holland\u2019s best performance as Peter Parker and the best Spider-Man movie since Raimi\u2019s SPIDER-MAN 2. Also the costume finally looks incredible.\u201d \u2013 Mike Ryan, Uproxx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cReally loved #SpiderMan Brand New Day. It\u2019s so joyful and emotional, investigating\/celebrating\/deconstructing both the character and his power as a symbol. Exciting, emotional and given a fresh spirit by Cretton. Proof that it\u2019s not superhero fatigue, it\u2019s lousy movie fatigue.\u201d \u2013 Drew Taylor, The Wrap<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day is an ambitious, mature take on Peter Parker, finally trusting him to (mostly) stand on his own. Cretton crafts excellent scenes of Spidey\u2019s powers, and the emotional beats rank among the MCU\u2019s best. Easily Tom Holland\u2019s most varied, confident MCU work.\u201d \u2013 Brandon Lewis, GVN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019\u2026 feels like a three-part episode of the \u201990s Spider-Man animated series brought to life, capturing the same excitement, energy, and larger-than-life comic-book storytelling that so many of us grew up loving. Destin Daniel Cretton directs a thrilling, heartfelt chapter packed with incredible battles and some of the best action sequences ever featured in a Spider-Man movie. Tom Holland delivers his strongest and most complete Spider-Man performance yet.\u201d- Sean Tajipour, Nerdtropolis<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cCretton brings a more grounded, back-to-basics approach to the beloved web-slinger, making this fourth standalone film feel like both a fresh reset and a necessary evolution for the character, giving Tom Holland the space to find new depths in his continually pitch-perfect performance. The inclusion of the Punisher and Hulk is fun\u2026 but the movie doesn\u2019t fully pick up until Sadie Sink\u2019s character announces herself to the world and changes the course of the franchise\u2019s future. The pacing and visual effects are inconsistent and it\u2019s nowhere near as funny as previous installments.\u201d- Matt Neglia, Next Best Picture<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY has some of the best visuals and characterization its title character has gotten onscreen. Yet its notable shine is dulled by an overstuffed script that puts MCU interconnectivity and cameos over its title character.\u201d \u2013 James Preston Poole, Discussing Film<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c#SpiderManBrandNewDay suffers from the same problem as many post-Endgame movies: it feels like a stepping stone rather than a cohesive standalone film. It\u2019s not the most egregious example of this. Peter & Frank are a great duo. Story\/structure is messy, but it\u2019s pretty good.\u201d- Kaitlyn Booth, Bleeding Cool<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBetween some super dodgy CGI and really uninspired fight sequences, the first half of SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY has a sort of Obsession\/wish willow scenario that gets good performances out of Zendaya and Tom Holland. Jon Bernthal is great though, and one great cameo.\u201d- Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day is\u2026 fine. It looks better than the last three. Tom is a very good actor. There\u2019s some neat action and swinging sequences. But the stakes feel fairly low and the way it adapts [spoiler] is honestly pretty dire. Marvel has done it again!\u201d- Carlos Alonso Morales, IGN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c#SpiderMan Brand New Day is a mixed bag. The first 20 minutes are quintessential comic book Spidey\u2026[it] explores loneliness among young adults with delicacy and emotion, and Tom Holland delivers yet another amazing performance as Peter Parker. Unfortunately, the film mirrors \u201cSpider-Man 3\u2033 in being overstuffed with far too many elements and having stop-start pacing. The humor doesn\u2019t land. Despite a strong turn from Sadie Sink, the third act is hijacked by her character and culminates in a painfully flat climax. Destin Daniel Cretton makes easily the most visually appealing MCU Spidey movie to date and brings incredible style and intimacy to the filmmaking.\u201d- The Holofiles<\/a><\/p>\n

The new movie, set four years after the events of \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home,\u201d sees Peter Parker has been anonymously protecting New York City until his superpowers undergo a surprising and potentially dangerous evolution.<\/p>\n

Talking about potentially returning for more, Tom Holland tells THR<\/a>: \u201cI will do it for as long as they\u2019ll have me. So if this movie does good, I guess we\u2019ll see!\u201d<\/p>\n

The film is currently on track for an opening weekend as high as over $300 million domestically and $800 million worldwide with the global rollout kicking off from Wednesday. Full reviews are expected to go online Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony Pictures Sony & Marvel\u2019s \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d has finally premiered in Los Angeles, and with it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":828657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,142132,134],"class_list":["post-828656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bigslider","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}