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Nicolas Cage\u2019s new live-action series, Spider-Noir, based on Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man Noir comic book series, is getting mostly positive reviews from Rotten Tomatoes critics.<\/p>\n
Cage, of course, played Spider-Man Noir in a voice role in the 2018 Best Animated Feature Oscar winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/a>. In the new live-action series, however, Cage makes his television debut as Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator in New York in the 1930s who is forced to assume his past identity as The Spider \u2014 the city\u2019s only superhero \u2014 after a deep personal tragedy.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019 Box Office Numbers Skyrocket In 2nd WeekendBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Developed by Oren Uziel and executive produced by Into the Spider-Verse\u2019s producers (and Project Hail Mary<\/a> directors) Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Spider-Noir also stars Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Jack Huston, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola and Brendan Gleeson. <\/p>\n All eight episodes of Spider-Noir will be released on Monday on MGM+\u2019s linear broadcast channel (on cable, not the MGM+ streaming app), and on streaming on Wednesday on Prime Video. The series will be available to viewers in both \u201cAuthentic Black and White\u201d and \u201cTrue-Hue Full Color,\u201d according to Prime Video.<\/p>\n As of Sunday, Spider-Noir has earned a 91% \u201cfresh\u201d critics\u2019 score on Rotten Tomatoes\u2019<\/a> Tomatometer based on 41 reviews. The RT Critics Consensus reads, \u201cNicolas Cage<\/a> delivers a gloriously pulpy performance that makes every quip and thwip crackle in Spider-Noir — a dazzling, stylish blend of hard-boiled storytelling and pure comic book verve.\u201d<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019 Star Inde Navarrette Discusses Her Spellbinding Performance In Hit Horror ThrillerBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n RT\u2019s Audience Summary and Popcornmeter score are still pending.<\/p>\n What Are Individual Critics Saying About \u2018Spider-Noir\u2019?<\/p>\n Alex Godfrey of Empire Magazine is among the top critics on RT<\/a> who gives Spider-Noir a \u201cfresh\u201d score. Godfrey writes in his review summary, \u201cA big swing \u2014 oh, yes \u2014 that pays off from start to finish, this is an irresistible concoction, an utterly insane stew that somehow makes perfect sense. It is total joy.\u201d<\/p>\n Bob Strauss of The Wrap is also wrapped up in the wonder of the screen adaptation of the comic book, writing in his \u201cfresh\u201d take on the series on RT, \u201cWhether your thing is old, existential crime movies, four-color fantasy magazines or TV that aspires to artistry as well as entertainment, Spider-Noir has the goods.\u201d<\/p>\n Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence is also impressed by the series, writing in her \u201cfresh\u201d RT review summary, \u201cNo matter how you choose to watch it, Spider-Noir hews closely to the familiar tropes of the detective tale, but it never feels like parody. It just feels like the answer to the question \u2018What if someone made a 1930s noir about a P.I. with spider powers?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Also giving Spider-Noir a \u201cfresh\u201d score on RT is Nick Schager of the Daily Beast, who writes, \u201cStylish, amusing, and action-packed, it\u2019s a stand-alone tale of spectacular proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n Aramide Tinubu of Variety is among the top critics on RT who gives the series a \u201crotten\u201d score, writing in her review summary, \u201cThough the series has a solid cast and some sparkling depictions of a bygone era, Spider-Noir is all style and very little substance.\u201d<\/p>\n