I personally feel like this is still a bit behind Endgame as a grand crossover, and a bit behind Into The Spiderverse as an overall experience… but not by much at all! It’s a great film, gets the payout you expect from the returning cast, and launches Holland’s Spidey into a new status quo that this particular series has earned faith on that they’ll do well. DeFoe is still the standout among the baddies, but honestly, as awesome as Molina is and was, I’ve always felt that.
My favorite sequence is probably the condo sequence and brawl between Goblin and Holland’s Spidey - considering that DeFoe’s Goblin made his mark as Maguire-Peter’s first enemy and a recurring presence in the rest of that trilogy, they managed to make him feel like Holland-Peter’s archenemy in about ten minutes with that bit; all the pure malice and misanthropy of that Goblin felt like it bounced off the more relatable version of Pete the MCU has just a bit better, and like how the Harry and Peter fight in Spider-Man 3 was arguably the most visceral action scene in that film, having it just be a nasty, mean brawl for this film was an excellent idea.
Then, of course, they had him kill May to solidify why he was the Big Bad of the film, which made sense as the Goblin personality is easily the most terrible and loathsome of the various villains.
The reunion between the Spider-Men was also great, though it also clarified for me why, even though I love Maguire’s films and feel he did a great job, he’s still my third favorite when Garfield and Holland are there. Maguire’s Peter has the same issue I have with Reeves’s Superman - the “lovable loser” aspect of his civilian identity has an intentional “cringe” factor that occasionally pops up and makes me feel like some of the humor is mean-spirited and holding that actor back from fully realizing a believable human being. Garfield and Holland’s Peters are still lovable losers, geeks, and dorks… but more believably so, and with an easier pathway towards making me feel their pain.