Post by Skaathar on Jul 10, 2017 15:39:21 GMT
There have been a bunch of controversy in the casting in SMH, particularly the side characters. Now that we've had a chance to see it, how do you feel about these characters:
1. Ned
2. Flash
3. Michelle
4. Aunt May
5. Liz
6. Toombs
Obviously, Toombs was great. Marisa Tomei seems to look more her age here than in CW, and I think she makes a perfect Aunt May for Peter's 15 yr old age. Liz was fine. Nothing great, but no real complaints either. If I had to nitpick I'd say she didn't look quite as biracial as she supposedly is, but that really isn't a big deal. Ned... is ok. There were times I feel the acting was a bit lacking but in general he was an enjoyable character and added something to the story.
But Flash and Michelle... oh wow. I originally didn't like the casting for Flash but I thought I'd give him a chance and watch the movie first. Nope, I was right. Flash seemed more like an irritating spoiled little kid than an actual bully. He also looked like a few years younger than Parker, which was weird. In any case, I can see what they were going for, but they would been better off just making a different character altogether.
As for Michelle, I thought she was completely useless. It's not that the character was bad in itself, it's just that she had no purpose at all. She felt tacked on, and I can see now that they'll be pushing for her to be Peter's love interest (or at least a very close friend) in upcoming movies. Still in this movie, the literally had nothing to do except act weird.
1. Ned
2. Flash
3. Michelle
4. Aunt May
5. Liz
6. Toombs
Obviously, Toombs was great. Marisa Tomei seems to look more her age here than in CW, and I think she makes a perfect Aunt May for Peter's 15 yr old age. Liz was fine. Nothing great, but no real complaints either. If I had to nitpick I'd say she didn't look quite as biracial as she supposedly is, but that really isn't a big deal. Ned... is ok. There were times I feel the acting was a bit lacking but in general he was an enjoyable character and added something to the story.
But Flash and Michelle... oh wow. I originally didn't like the casting for Flash but I thought I'd give him a chance and watch the movie first. Nope, I was right. Flash seemed more like an irritating spoiled little kid than an actual bully. He also looked like a few years younger than Parker, which was weird. In any case, I can see what they were going for, but they would been better off just making a different character altogether.
As for Michelle, I thought she was completely useless. It's not that the character was bad in itself, it's just that she had no purpose at all. She felt tacked on, and I can see now that they'll be pushing for her to be Peter's love interest (or at least a very close friend) in upcoming movies. Still in this movie, the literally had nothing to do except act weird.