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• Each supporting turn or cameo from another Marvel character is about serving this story.
• Not a single character crossover feels truly extraneous or like a drag on the movie.
• The cameos feel like using the full breadth of the setting, instead of (only) trying to sell you something.
• The movie has a few surprises, too, like Yelena Belova/Black Widow (Florence Pugh) The Hulk and the Punisher both echo the Spider-Man's identity, in similar though not identical ways.