Following an unneeded but, at least, decent reboot of the Spider-Man saga, this movie makes the same mistakes as 'Spider-Man 3' with having too many villains/storylines. It's not because it's confusing it's because they short-change every character; and by the end I don't really care about any of them.

The main actors are still entertaining and the production is still impressive, which is why this superhero movie is still better than average and better than 'Spider-Man 3'.

Chris Rock is funny and the supporting cast is strong enough, although Tracy Morgan needs a larger role.

There wasn't really anything inventive about the film, pretty standard stuff. The areas in which they seemed to want to be different ended up being awkward and over-the-top.

Director: Justin Lin
His 10th movie
My 4th movie watched from the director

This movie was just so ridiculous and not in as fun of ways as in previous installments. Yes, this is a guilty pleasure, but there are things that can ruin even those, like a Cardi B appearance, Jon Cena infiltrating another franchise, and taking the franchise to space. They jumped the shark into space.

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"Fast" Movies: Ranked
When the Franchise Goes South

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Location: Several

Director: Kirby Dick
His 10th movie
My 3rd movie watched from the director

A very important subject told in an affective enough way. At times it felt amateurish, but overall it covered the topic and showed the issues in a varied way without feeling too long.

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Best Documentaries of the 2010s
The Dark Side of America through Documentary Films

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I grew tired of the X-Men franchise last year and this may be the year I grow tired of the Marvel/Avengers movies. Nothing really impressed me in this bloated action movie that seemed to forget what made the first one successful, very similar to how I view Iron Man 1 and 2.

Even with this I can't deny the skills that went into making the production, plus it's become impossible to dislike anything with Downey.

Director: David Farrier & Dylan Reeve
Their 1st movie
My 1st movie watched from the directors

This movie started off solid as an investigatory documentary, but then as it continued it became more disturbing than interesting.

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Best Movies Posters of 2016
Favorite Movie Posters; 2010 - 2019
Most Anticipated Movies - 2016
Best Movies of 2016

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Director: Benh Zeitlin
His 2nd movie
My 2nd movie watched from the director

Though he sticks with his brand Zeitlin's follow-up to "Beasts of a Southern Wild" isn't as creatively and emotionally successful. It relies so much on the acting of the kids which lends to some awkward moments and, at times, it feels like this is made by and for kids. I love the idea and the effort, the gamble just doesn't pay off.

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It's a Kids' World

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Location: Montserrat