Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Review - 8 Ups & 2 Downs

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8. It's Bigger & More Ambitious Than The First

If Into the Spider-Verse felt so bold and envelope-pushing, it gets close to feeling positively quaint compared to this sequel, which if nothing else cannot be accused of resting on its laurels and just doing the same thing again.

The scope is significantly more expanded this time, as Peter (Shameik Moore) crosses paths with not only Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac) but also the wider sprawling "Spider-Society."

While Into the Spider-Verse ultimately dealt with a relatively localised threat, here the stakes feel considerably larger across the multiverse, and the script manages to tie the idea of "canon" to notions of fate and destiny in a clever and unexpected way.

If almost all great sequels find a way to make everything bigger while remaining true to what made the first film popular, then Across the Spider-Verse is assuredly one of the very best.

It's tough to imagine what writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller could possibly cook up for the third film, but it'd also be silly to bet against them after this.