Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Thompson
Produced by Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Amy Pascal, Chris Miller, Bob Persichetti, Christina Steinberg
Written by Phil Lord, Chris Miller, David Callaham
Based on Characters by Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.
Voice by: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham & Oscar Isaac.
Executive producers: Aditya Sood, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Bob Persichetti, Brian Michael Bendis, Rebecca Karch
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment II, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions, Pascal Pictures
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, Sony Pictures Releasing
The plot: After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
I was really looking forward to this sequel.
Across The Spider-Verse was a good time.
Pros: This movie felt like a Gwen Stacy Story instead of Miles which is not a bad thing. I loved all the different animation styles to go with each spider like character’s world. I loved all the fan service for Spidey fans out there. The one that impressed me was spider-punk. It’s both thrilling and touching and there’s surprises that excite me to look forward to for the next instalment.
Cons: There were too many spider people to keep up with who’s who. I agree that this one felt like not a complete movie. Miles story gets side-tracked and it’s spoilt by a ton of the main focal point of this film in the trailers.
The Voice Casts:
- Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man:
An intelligent and rebellious teenage graffiti artist of African-American and Puerto-Rican descent who took over as the Spider-Man of Earth-1610 after the death of his reality’s Peter Parker. - Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman:
A version of Gwen Stacy who is the Spider-Woman of Earth-65 and the drummer of a rock band, as well as Miles’s love interest - Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson “Jeff” Morales: Miles’ African-American father and a police officer who originally disapproved of Spider-Man’s vigilante actions but now sees Spider-Man as a hero.
- Luna Lauren Vélez as Rio Morales: Miles’ Puerto-Rican mother, a nurse. Vélez also plays an alternate version of Morales from Earth-42.
- Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man:
An older, disheveled, and brunette Earth-616 counterpart to the blond-haired blue-eyed Peter Parker native to Miles’ dimension, who was a reluctant mentor to Miles. Parker now has a daughter named Mayday with Mary Jane Watson, whom he reconnected with at the end of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). - Jason Schwartzman as Dr. Jonathan Ohnn / The Spot:
A former scientist from Alchemax-turned-supervillain after an accident, whose body is now covered by interdimensional portals that allow him to travel through space and different universes. In the film, Jonathan turned to a life of crime because of not being offered any jobs due to his appearance and has no idea how to use his powers and/or be a proper villain. - Issa Rae as Jess Drew / Spider-Woman:
A pregnant African-American Spider-Woman from an alternate universe who is a member of the Spider-Society and rides a motorcycle. Unlike most Spider-People, Drew does not maintain a secret identity. - Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India:
An Indian version of Spider-Man from an alternate universe, inhabiting in Mumbattan (a portmanteau of Mumbai and Manhattan) who obtained his powers through magic instead of a spider bite. - Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk: A Black British, punk rock version of Spider-Man from an alternate universe that is ruled by a totalitarian regime and uses his guitar as his main weapon.
- Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara / Spider-Man 2099:
A muscular “ninja vampire” Spider-Man of Irish and Mexican descent from an alternate universe set in the year 2099, who is the leader of the Spider-Society, a group of Spider-People from alternate universes tasked with protecting the Multiverse. Isaac described Miguel as “the one Spider-Man that doesn’t have a sense of humor”, while the production team nicknamed him “Property Damage Spider-Man” due to the amount of destruction that he leaves in his wake. - Shea Whigham as George Stacy: Gwen’s father, a police captain.
I highly recommend watching this sequel to anyone who loved the first movie.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe