Spiderman 2, Tobey missed, too!

Rating: 5/10 (9 September 2005)

I read the IMDb lead (cheery!) report of the 'unemployed critic' - I must respectfully disagree. My son warned me that Parker comes off as a whiny brat in this one, and that the film just drags on and on. That's what I found, too. I don't think a great trilogy is in the making -- I think I've had my fill of the follies and perils of our webbed friend.
I don't blame Tobey-- I think the screenplay just asked that he gripe too much - and lose too often! I know the character is supposed to be 'complicated' and 'tragic', but why not save a little for Episode 3 and 'cut to the chase?' sooner? I could have used a lot more of the evil Doc. (by the way: if Tobey was ever 'born' to play a character, it's Bix Beiderbecke, the jazz cornetist. do 'tragic' there, Tobey and do 'action hero' in Spiderman (--: )
Now, there are some great FX's in this one, and some clever scenes. But pacing is everything. You don't need 1/2 dozen 'longish' scenes with the same conversation to establish Spiderman's troubles. We get it - OK? Add to that, the innumerable endings! ouch! ever hear of 'anti-climactic?'
Maybe I'll take a beating on this one, but I feel the basic problem is editing. When you watch 'deleted' scenes on DVD's, the directors moan about great scenes they had to cut to move the story along. Those 'deleted' scenes are still in this one - and they're not great.
Swing and a miss. maybe next time. (--: