‘Kraven’ Review: Another Spider-Man Spinoff Misses the Target

Story by Matt Singer

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Another forgettable Spider-Man spinoff from Sony, 'Kraven the Hunter' misses the mark with a bland lead, overstuffed plot, and lack of the web-slinging hero himself.

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Oscar winner Ariana DeBose plays a voodoo-wielding investigative lawyer who is deadly with a bow and arrow, despite her only qualifications being 'went to summer camp as a kid'.
The film's Russian lead character Kraven talks with a generic American accent, despite hailing from a Russian family and spending most of his time in England where the actor is from.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, Fred Hechinger, Ariana DeBose, Sony, 'Kraven the Hunter', Spider-Man 2 PS5 game, Succession

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