A flawless superhero movie

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2007)

I'll admit, when I went to see Spider-man 2 I was hoping for another X-men 2, but expecting another horrible sequel. I could not have been more wrong. Spider-man 2 outdid the first movie in every way possible. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst both played their parts better than the first movie. Alfred Molina proved to be the perfect villain as Dock Ock outdoing even Willem Defoe's brilliant performance in Spider-man. This movie even makes you think. it's not just mindless action. You end up actually caring when Dock Ock "repents" but has to die to save the city. Peter's choices are portrayed excellently. "Sometimes, in order to do what's right, we have to give up what we want the most," is one line describing Peter's grapple with being Spiderman, or simply being Peter Parker. An overall fantastic, gripping movie. Tip of the hat to Sam Raimi for making an excellent superhero movie you can see again and again.