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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
Like the latest TMNT, this is another movie that presents a very painterly style of CG, though in this case that's just one of numerous art styles it flits between. It's a solid sequel to one of the best Spider-Man movies, or rather half a sequel since it's the opening of a two-parter. I'm not convinced that this story needed two movies, though I can't judge that completely until the other half is released at some unknown date.

The characters and art are the highlights. It's an effective chunk of a story, though it's frustrating that it doesn't have anything approaching a self-contained structure. The pacing manages to be simultaneously frantic and bloated. The first act drags on too long, as does the lead-in to the cliffhanger ending. Action scenes feel drawn out too. While they're full of cameos and inventive choreography, there's often a lack of dramatic ebb and flow to them, resulting in some just being an exhausting parade of fwipping and quipping.

If the second half sticks the landing then I imagine my opinion of this one will soften, but at the moment it suffers from failing to resolve any of its narrative threads.

<blockquote data-quote="Dai" data-source="post: 664974" data-attributes="member: 9636">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verseLike the latest TMNT, this is another movie that presents a very painterly style of CG, though in this case that's just one of numerous art styles it flits between. It's a solid sequel to one of the best Spider-Man movies, or rather half a sequel since it's the opening of a two-parter. I'm not convinced that this story needed two movies, though I can't judge that completely until the other half is released at some unknown date.The characters and art are the highlights. It's an effective chunk of a story, though it's frustrating that it doesn't have anything approaching a self-contained structure. The pacing manages to be simultaneously frantic and bloated. The first act drags on too long, as does the lead-in to the cliffhanger ending. Action scenes feel drawn out too. While they're full of cameos and inventive choreography, there's often a lack of dramatic ebb and flow to them, resulting in some just being an exhausting parade of fwipping and quipping.If the second half sticks the landing then I imagine my opinion of this one will soften, but at the moment it suffers from failing to resolve any of its narrative threads.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dai, post: 664974, member: 9636"] [B]Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse[/B] Like the latest TMNT, this is another movie that presents a very painterly style of CG, though in this case that's just one of numerous art styles it flits between. It's a solid sequel to one of the best Spider-Man movies, or rather half a sequel since it's the opening of a two-parter. I'm not convinced that this story needed two movies, though I can't judge that completely until the other half is released at some unknown date. The characters and art are the highlights. It's an effective chunk of a story, though it's frustrating that it doesn't have anything approaching a self-contained structure. The pacing manages to be simultaneously frantic and bloated. The first act drags on too long, as does the lead-in to the cliffhanger ending. Action scenes feel drawn out too. While they're full of cameos and inventive choreography, there's often a lack of dramatic ebb and flow to them, resulting in some just being an exhausting parade of fwipping and quipping. If the second half sticks the landing then I imagine my opinion of this one will soften, but at the moment it suffers from failing to resolve any of its narrative threads. [/QUOTE]