Of the major superheroes, from whatever ‘stable’, Spiderman has always been my favourite. I think this is because there is always the conflict that he seems to have, no matter how far along in the saga we are, about how to reconcile his superhero persona with what he, as an adolescent, wants and needs and this conflict is dramatically, for me, very engaging. Batman, Superman - and others; help me out here people! - although they have two personae, does not cause the dramatic tension that seems to be integral to Spiderman. This is probably because these two, and others perhaps, are mature adults and although the human/superhero interface can cause some tension e.g. Superman and Lois Lane, they are both mature adults who really know who and what they are; they certainly accept it and seem to be able to deal with the interpersonal conflicts that can sometimes arise. With Spiderman this is not the case as he is still working out who he is and what he wants and there is an appealing bafflement and frustration in him that is, emotionally an dramatically, very engaging - at least to me.
So, in this continuation, the burgeoning relationship between Peter Parker and MJ is a significant focus and endearingly done too - as is the continuing relationship with his best friend at school, whizz-kid Ned Leeds. It was this aspect that i found the most engaging in the film - the machinations of the (new?) villain Mysterio were of limited interest, although Jake G did, as ever, ensure one focus on him when in the scenes, even if his history and backstory were not really explained - but then, this may reveal my ignorance of the Marvel world and he might make a lot more sense to others who are well acquainted with this environment. In addition, [perhaps because of this, he did not really have any particularly unique characteristics that one could be in awe of/admire/wonder at. And of course he is not helped by having such a dully unimaginative name.
The major set pieces were should-shrugging effective in their way but it was there rather dull regularity that caused my comment in the title line of these remarks. And the two school teachers were very annoying - utterly implausible and written in a very cheaply supposedly comic way for comic relief that was NOT that. Nick Fury came across as far to self-aware, as if he was consciously trying to be an iconically mysterious figure which, for me, did not work at all.
References to prior events in the Marvel universe were full enough to help me understand them (I have not seen the prior films, notably Endgame.)
Not at all sure I will watch the next Spiderman film - or if I do it will solely to see Tom Holland!