7 Underrated Movies From MCU Directors

7. Jon Watts - Cop Car

Jon Watts is the brilliant director behind Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home. These Spidey MCU flicks run with a perfect lighthearted tone, bringing humour, teenage awkwardness and brilliant out of the blue twists. He is set to direct the third Spider-Man film, No Way Home.

However, two years before Homecoming, Watts released Cop Car, a wholly different story of grit, blood and hostages. The story follows two teenage boys who find a seemingly abandoned cop car and decide to steal it, unknowing of the hostage in the trunk. The murderous sheriff it belongs to then decides to hunt them down.

Cop Car is the opposite tone of Homecoming, with a dark, villainous protagonist and gory action. What the movie lacks in character development, it more than makes up for with a twisting plot. The movie also plays out in real time, showing how talented Watts is in his storytelling as the audience never wants more. It is clear and precise with a whole load of blood.

The movie bombed at the box office, however received largely positive reviews. Kevin Bacon was praised for his creepy portrayal of the sheriff, but it did not do enough to push this film into popularity.

Authored by George Bate

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Posted On: 13th Apr 2021