Spiderman light

Rating: Null/10 (23 September 2011)

First off, this is not a remake of the Charlton Heston 1968 movie which still is a classic. That being said, this version can stand on its own merits. Although I saw the original many years
ago, the ending is as memorable and powerful as any I've ever seen. The weakness by comparison is
too many cgi special effects which of course weren't available 43 years ago.
James Franco is fine as a scientist searching for an Alzheimers cure and Frieda Pinto(Slumdog
Millionaire) is beautiful but seems to provide only eye candy and little else. The script is
filled with contrived lines and the story is a bit drawn out. John Lithgow plays Franco's senile
father with his usual grace. The monkeys are the stars and the scenes on the Golden Gate Bridge
are well done.
The style is somewhat similar to Raimi's Spiderman I and II but those are much better films. The 7.9 rating is a bit high so I'll give it a 7.0 at best.