Video review: An empowering 'Spider-Verse'

March 16, 2019 at 4:32AM
Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson and Hailee Steinfeld in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." (Sony Pictures Animation) ORG XMIT: 1264599
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Jake Johnson (Peter Parker), Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy) in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The handsome, uplifting animated "Spider-Man:  Into the Spider-Verse" (⋆⋆⋆⋆; PG) offers a new Spidey while paying homage to those who have come before. The newbie is teenage Brooklyn graffiti artist Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), who gets lessons from previous Spider-Men, as well as a film noir Spidey, an animé Spidey and a Spider-Girl. We get to watch Miles try to master his powers while also learning the complexities of being in a position to repeatedly rescue the world.

Chris Hewitt

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