Had a chance to see “Spider-Man: Far From Home” a second time - this time in a theater with a better sound system, so I was able to catch much more of the dialogue. The superhero action is fun, the writing is tight, and the dialogue is snappy. Jake Gyllenhaal is a vibrant Mysterio, but I enjoy his performances in pretty much everything he does, so I expected as much. They did a fine job tying together the threads from the entire Marvel universe so that even those who haven’t seen many (or even any) of the other films could string together the plot - but it resonates better emotionally if you’ve seen those other films, especially the Iron Man and Avengers films. Unfortunately, I can only give it 1 out of 3 Bechdels: 1) There is more than one woman in the movie - in fact, there are several women throughout the entire film, which is good to see. 2) However, those women never speak directly with each other, though they do speak up during group interactions, and therefore 3) never talk about anything of substance with each other. Overall, it’s a fun superhero movie that ticks all the Marvel check boxes: funny, witty, save-the-day action.