ray ▁release ▁until ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 2 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 0 2 ▁reviews ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 . 8 1 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" Wh ile ▁the ▁cast ▁is ▁out standing ▁and ▁the ▁special ▁effects ▁are ▁top - not ch , ▁the ▁latest ▁install ment ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ide y ▁s aga ▁suff ers ▁from ▁an ▁unf oc used ▁narr ative ▁and ▁an ▁over ab und ance ▁of ▁characters ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 5 0 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁Aud ien ces ▁pol led ▁by ▁Cinema Score ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁average ▁grade ▁of ▁" B +" ▁on ▁an ▁A + ▁to ▁F ▁scale , ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁" A − " ▁earned ▁by ▁its ▁prede cess or . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁was ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁length . ▁However , ▁the ▁special ▁effects , ▁chem istry ▁between ▁Stone ▁and ▁Gar field , ▁the ▁action ▁scenes , ▁and ▁Hans ▁Z immer ' s ▁musical ▁score ▁received ▁pra ise . ▁Fox x ' s ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Max ▁D illon / E lect ro ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles