Good but not that good

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2004)

I went to see Spiderman 2 with an open mind having seen all the hype and even eaten the associated burger.
I didn't see the first one on the big screen but was somehow drawn towards seeing the second so I bought number 1 on DVD and was impressed.
This one however didn't live up to expectation...it was quite slow and lacked the pace in parts of the first one. The action sequences were good not as good as the first one.
Alfred Molina was great as Dr Ock, Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire as the hero were again on fine form. However it was spoilt as the love interest storyline took centre stage detracting from the Dr Ock plot and there was a noticeable period where the villain didn't appear.
By far the best parts of the film were the inspired opening credits which briefly outlined the first film and the in-jokes about Peter hurting his back (Tobey Maguire hurt his back prior to making the film and they almost had to re-cast the role). I was the only one chuckling in the cinema when they came.....
Overall I'd give it 7 out of 10 compared with 8.5 for the first one....