{"id":2068423,"date":"2026-07-29T11:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068423"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:56:45","slug":"spider-man-brand-new-day-review-is-tom-holland-marvels-new-super-saviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068423","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Spider_Man_Brand_New_Day.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-3332206\" class=\"post-3332206 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_71 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Spider_Man_Brand_New_Day-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Spider-Man\" title=\"Spider_Man_Brand_New_Day\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217;. CREDIT: Sony Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_72\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_73  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_75  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>Reviews<\/span><span>Film Reviews<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_77 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_77\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_78 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Bullish box office projections and the best comic book film in ages point to a rosier-than-expected future for the franchise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_review_overall tdi_79 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<table class=\"td-review td-fix-index\">\n<tr class=\"td-review-footer rate_stars\">\n<td class=\"td-review-score\">\n<div class=\"td-review-overall\">\n<div class=\"td-review-final-score\">4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_80 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_80\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_81 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T12:56:45+01:00\">29th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_82\" class=\"tdc-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_83  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong class=\"dropcap big-read-dropcap\">T<\/strong>he Marvel Cinematic Universe is in peril, and only one man can save it \u2013 or so they hope. It\u2019s been a rough time for the world\u2019s biggest movie franchise, with more misses than hits at the box office in the last few years. However, one character that <em>has<\/em> retained popularity is Tom Holland\u2019s Spider-Man. <em>No Way Home<\/em> was the most successful post-Endgame movie and the highest-grossing solo character Marvel film ever. Can the boy wonder work his magic a fourth time and get us excited for comic book movies again?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Steve Lacy accidentally spoils major \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 character reveal in red carpet interview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We open five years after Peter Parker (Holland) closed the rift in the multiverse with a spell that meant everyone has forgotten he ever existed. Alone, grieving and pining for lost love MJ (Zendaya), who no longer remembers him, he lives a solitary life defending New York anonymously. This isolation is the catalyst for a mutation in his powers that gives him organic webbing and heightened senses. He tries to manage his evolution while investigating a series of crimes linked to a mysterious unnamed figure (Sadie Sink).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen Peter the high-schooler and college student numerous times in the Spider-Man movies. Now, we get to meet Peter the adult. Director Destin Daniel Cretton (<em>Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings<\/em>)\u00a0approaches a familiar character arc (can Peter and Spider-Man co-exist?) in a whole new way, exploring loneliness and dealing with the consequences of our actions. It\u2019s complex stuff \u2013 well, for a superhero movie \u2013 and builds on the internal struggles that made last year\u2019s <em>Thunderbolts*<\/em> a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY \u2013 Final Trailer (Peter\u2019s Journey) 4K\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3uI5sLosKU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say Peter Parker spends all his time moping on rooftops, because the film gives him his best action sequences to date. By keeping the story focused on local crime (or \u201csmall potatoes\u201d as one of Spidey\u2019s allies describes it), we can see him tear up the streets of New York alongside The Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Peter\u2019s gruff frenemy who would rather shoot than save. As things get more complicated, the set pieces get more advanced, with one particular highlight being a jailbreak battle with high-flying ninjas, known as The Hand. It gives the film some grit after years of CGI swirling portals, and demonstrates the dark side of the webslinger.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Holland has mentioned in interviews that he wanted a reason to come back to the character, and he certainly has one in this movie. He\u2019s much darker than the John Hughes-inspired teen of <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>, carrying his pain while still being able to get the odd laugh with his goofy antics. Zendaya as a memory-wiped MJ is interesting, rebooting the character in a way that keeps her intriguing, while also being a target for Peter\u2019s enemies.<\/p>\n<p>As for the new additions \u2013 Sadie Sink\u2019s character is intended to be a mystery, so we won\u2019t spoil the big reveal, but she makes for a captivatingly creepy antagonist in the first act before we hear things from her perspective. Bernthal works well as the hardened counter to Spider-Man\u2019s innocence, although it is odd to see him play it for laughs given the adult nature of past portrayals. Mark Ruffalo\u2019s appearance as Bruce Banner\/Hulk is mostly for exposition, while the surprise package of the cast is <em>Severance<\/em> star Tramell Tillman, who amps up the mystery as the head of Damage Control, an organisation that seeks to \u201clearn\u201d from supervillains\u2019 abilities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maturity, action and great storytelling combine to make a film that\u2019s easily the best Tom Holland Spider-Man outing \u2013 and the best MCU movie of the decade. Where Peter fits in with the upcoming <em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> is unclear, but the young webslinger has grown up and become the type of hero this franchise sorely needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"game-review-verdict\">\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Destin Daniel Cretton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring:<\/strong> Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> July 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_88\" class=\"tdc-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_89  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong class=\"dropcap big-read-dropcap\">T<\/strong>he Marvel Cinematic Universe is in peril, and only one man can save it \u2013 or so they hope. It\u2019s been a rough time for the world\u2019s biggest movie franchise, with more misses than hits at the box office in the last few years. However, one character that <em>has<\/em> retained popularity is Tom Holland\u2019s Spider-Man. <em>No Way Home<\/em> was the most successful post-Endgame movie and the highest-grossing solo character Marvel film ever. Can the boy wonder work his magic a fourth time and get us excited for comic book movies again?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Steve Lacy accidentally spoils major \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 character reveal in red carpet interview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We open five years after Peter Parker (Holland) closed the rift in the multiverse with a spell that meant everyone has forgotten he ever existed. Alone, grieving and pining for lost love MJ (Zendaya), who no longer remembers him, he lives a solitary life defending New York anonymously. This isolation is the catalyst for a mutation in his powers that gives him organic webbing and heightened senses. He tries to manage his evolution while investigating a series of crimes linked to a mysterious unnamed figure (Sadie Sink).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen Peter the high-schooler and college student numerous times in the Spider-Man movies. Now, we get to meet Peter the adult. Director Destin Daniel Cretton (<em>Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings<\/em>)\u00a0approaches a familiar character arc (can Peter and Spider-Man co-exist?) in a whole new way, exploring loneliness and dealing with the consequences of our actions. It\u2019s complex stuff \u2013 well, for a superhero movie \u2013 and builds on the internal struggles that made last year\u2019s <em>Thunderbolts*<\/em> a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY \u2013 Final Trailer (Peter\u2019s Journey) 4K\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3uI5sLosKU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say Peter Parker spends all his time moping on rooftops, because the film gives him his best action sequences to date. By keeping the story focused on local crime (or \u201csmall potatoes\u201d as one of Spidey\u2019s allies describes it), we can see him tear up the streets of New York alongside The Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Peter\u2019s gruff frenemy who would rather shoot than save. As things get more complicated, the set pieces get more advanced, with one particular highlight being a jailbreak battle with high-flying ninjas, known as The Hand. It gives the film some grit after years of CGI swirling portals, and demonstrates the dark side of the webslinger.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Holland has mentioned in interviews that he wanted a reason to come back to the character, and he certainly has one in this movie. He\u2019s much darker than the John Hughes-inspired teen of <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>, carrying his pain while still being able to get the odd laugh with his goofy antics. Zendaya as a memory-wiped MJ is interesting, rebooting the character in a way that keeps her intriguing, while also being a target for Peter\u2019s enemies.<\/p>\n<p>As for the new additions \u2013 Sadie Sink\u2019s character is intended to be a mystery, so we won\u2019t spoil the big reveal, but she makes for a captivatingly creepy antagonist in the first act before we hear things from her perspective. Bernthal works well as the hardened counter to Spider-Man\u2019s innocence, although it is odd to see him play it for laughs given the adult nature of past portrayals. Mark Ruffalo\u2019s appearance as Bruce Banner\/Hulk is mostly for exposition, while the surprise package of the cast is <em>Severance<\/em> star Tramell Tillman, who amps up the mystery as the head of Damage Control, an organisation that seeks to \u201clearn\u201d from supervillains\u2019 abilities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maturity, action and great storytelling combine to make a film that\u2019s easily the best Tom Holland Spider-Man outing \u2013 and the best MCU movie of the decade. Where Peter fits in with the upcoming <em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> is unclear, but the young webslinger has grown up and become the type of hero this franchise sorely needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"game-review-verdict\">\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Destin Daniel Cretton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring:<\/strong> Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> July 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/spider-man-brand-new-day-review-is-tom-holland-marvels-new-super-saviour-3959622&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Spider_Man_Brand_New_Day.jpg&#8221;] &#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217;. 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