Incredible Movie even for non-fans!

Rating: Null/10 (6 July 2004)

Although this is by far the best superhero movie I have ever seen, it is also among my top ten favorite movies of the year. Tobey Maguire brings to this role a human vulnerability that I have never seen portrayed in a superhero. I watch him play Peter Parker/Spiderman and I think to myself "this is what MY life would be like if I had to be a superhero". I mean, really... you can actually sympathize with this guy.
Alfred Molina was great as the brilliant Doc Ock who struck the perfect balance between madness and ultimate sadness.
We sympathize with everyone in this movie, and combined with the heart-pounding action, it was very much the perfect package. This is definitely not your everyday special-effects/action extravaganza. The characters here have a dimension that is absent from others in this genre, and I hope it is a franchise that will continue. Tobey Maguire is really the only person I can see playing Spiderman, and I sincerely hope that his back problems won't be too much of an obstacle for him. Maguire is very much due for an Oscar nomination, and even though the Academy is known to snub the actors of special effects franchises (e.g. Lord of the Rings), I really hope that they will stop and consider Maguire in this one.
Definitely see this movie. Definitely see it on the big screen. You will not be disappointed!