SPIDER-MAN Star Tom Holland's Non-MCU Career Hits Another Setback With Negative ROMEO AND JULIET Reviews

SPIDER-MAN Star Tom Holland's Non-MCU Career Hits Another Setback With Negative ROMEO AND JULIET Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland is still attempting to find his footing outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but reviews for his performance in Romeo and Juliet and mixed-to-negative...

By JoshWilding - May 27, 2024 06:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man

After delivering impressive performances in movies like The Impossible and In the Heart of the Sea, Tom Holland hit the big time when he was cast as Peter Parker in 2016's Captain America: Civil War

He'd go on to star in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, becoming an MCU veteran in just five years. However, outside of his Marvel Studios work, Holland has struggled. 

While he's impressed on the animation side in Onward and Spies in DisguiseCherry, Chaos WalkingUncharted, and his first TV series, The Crowded Room, all drew mixed-to-negative reviews. 

As a result, it's hard to shake the feeling that, outside of Spider-Man, Holland is struggling to make his mark. In contrast, his girlfriend and fellow MCU actor Zendaya, has received critical acclaim for her work in Dune and The Challengers

Simply put, Holland might want to find a new agent or make better choices.

That appears to be evident from reviews for his West End return in Romeo and Juliet. While The Telegraph has said Holland "ravishes" and "mesmerises" as Romeo, The Daily Express describes Holland as "a charisma-free zone".

The Independent says his performance "falls flat," with Variety explaining "he emotes rather than elicits emotions."

The Hollywood Reporter goes all in by stating, "While Holland does get to show his puppy-like sweetness and buffed [Spider-Man] physique, he surely has a better Romeo in him than this one." The show itself, while a spectacle thanks to its A-List star, is also proving hit-and-miss with critics.

After The Crowded Room bombed and Holland's non-MCU blockbusters received such lacklustre responses, the suggestion had been that returning to the stage would right the ship and prove there's more to him than Spider-Man. 

"Maybe it is time for me to move on," Holland said of his future as Peter Parker in 2021. "Maybe what's best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film. I have to take Peter Parker into account as well, because he is an important part of my life."

"If I'm playing Spider-Man after I'm 30, I've done something wrong," the now 27-year-old actor added. 

Something appears to have changed for the actor because he is expected to return for Spider-Man 4 and the next Avengers movies. Robert Downey Jr. similarly struggled to shake off the shadow created by Iron Man and arguably didn't do so until his Oscar-winning turn in Oppenheimer

Holland is spectacular as Spider-Man, though, so focusing on that role moving forward may not be the worst idea.

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LSHF
LSHF - 5/27/2024, 6:07 AM
"Mixed reviews" are the norm. Why does this site keep stating this as a newsworthy story?

Oh, I remember now; "clickbait".
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/27/2024, 6:20 AM
@LSHF - With the way people disagree on this site, you'd think he'd be familiar with the concept of mixed reviews.
Thing94
Thing94 - 5/27/2024, 6:14 AM
Stick with the gravy train that is Spider-Man Tom
rebellion
rebellion - 5/27/2024, 6:15 AM
he picks lame projects and looks 12 while nearing 30. he should be grateful for spiderman, instead he pretends he is above it. dude, tobey and andrew played spiderman a few years ago, both were way over 30. show some gratitude.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/27/2024, 6:28 AM
@rebellion - I think he does appreciate it but he is just going through what George Reeves and Christopher Reeve did because they ended up being type cast as Superman and they couldn't shake the image/people couldn't see past them being Supes.

Spiderman is Marvel's Superman in popularity. I feel for the guy and hope things look up for him.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/27/2024, 6:18 AM
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theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 5/27/2024, 8:54 AM
@IAmAHoot - It’s so weird for this article to exist.
KWilly
KWilly - 5/27/2024, 6:37 AM
If the Fred Astaire project tanks, then I truly will start to believe Tom Holland is a bad luck charm for anything that's not Spider-Man lol
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 5/27/2024, 6:41 AM

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Conquistador
Conquistador - 5/27/2024, 6:48 AM
"If I'm playing Spider-Man after I'm 30, I've done something wrong,"

That quote is only going to keep aging poorly. Get it😅

But I understand where's he's coming from he just said it in a bad way.
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 5/27/2024, 6:50 AM
Its best for him to distance himself from Spidy but also the social media circus before its too late.

Also the Russo bros are garbage. So many shit projects. Really didn't expect that tbh.
WhateverItTakes
WhateverItTakes - 5/27/2024, 6:57 AM
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