How do you feel about the new characters in SMH?

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.