Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has now officially swung into theaters and critics and audiences everywhere have been showering this film with praise. Many are even proclaiming the film to be the best Spider-Man movie ever made. Now, filmmaker and Geek God among men Kevin Smith has seen the film, and he wrote a pretty glowing review.
On his official Instagram, Kevin Smith shared a selfie of himself at the theater in front of the film’s official poster. The post includes his review of the film, and he cannot praise it enough:
Kevin Smith is one of the most well-known geek personalities in the industry, and his love for comic books is expressed throughout much of his own films. It is hard to find anyone giving Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse anything less than a glowing review, and Kevin Smith’s thoughts are a testament to that.
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Here is the synopsis for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse:
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman with a screenplay by Phil Lord, the film features the voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez and Lily Tomlin.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is in theaters now!