Hopefully the end of a very average thing

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2004)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) continues in his quest to fight for freedom and justice for the unintuitive citizens of New York City.However,personal cravings and emotions begin to cloud his judgment,involving the vengeful feelings of best friend Harry Osbourn (James Franco) which he knows are aimed at him and his undying love for high school sweetheart Mary Jane Olsen (Kirsten Dunst).However,when an experiment gone wrong drives Dr Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) to become the tentacled menace Doc Ock,he is forced to make his final decision.
When the decades old Marvel Comics creation Spider-Man was given it's first big screen treatment two years ago,it sent box office figures soaring and so,a sequel (especially one with such a broad appeal as this franchise) was really as inevitable as night preceding day.For all it's hype however,it was,trust me,a very average film.And this is a sequel that verges on the below average.
For the virtually non-existent action on display,there are,here and there and especially towards the end,some spectacular flashes of the stuff,with some truly nifty effects and stunts on display.There's some rather amusing moments on offer as well,as well as some noticeable (if not exactly endearing) themes of responsibility and acceptance.
It all just feels for nothing though.The spectacularly bad acting and pathetically weak script render it all meaningless,instead just leaving one long,violent two hour slug fest for you to sit through that will have your bum in agony by the end.Spider-Man 2's sole reason for existence (and it's what really shines through in the end!) is the money the original made.Hopefully the novelty will have worn off before a third film rolls around,saving us the audience the rig morale of another stilted Spidey adventure and giving the 35 year old virgin comic book enthusiasts out there reason to seek refuge in their local comic book store and soak up nostalgia in a more meaningful way.**