a good superhero movie.

Rating: 8/10 (19 August 2004)

it's an entertaining movie, no doubt about it. it had a bit of depth and a pretty good storyline, something that summer movies don't really have much of.
the only thing that i didn't like about it was the acting. i rate it a 6 out of 10 at best. sure, it's supposed to be a comic book movie, but the way the lines were delivered were inconsistent; some were delivered like a regular drama movie and others were just over-the-top cheesy.
the effects didn't seem right (i'll give $10 to whoever identifies all the cgi-laden scenes correctly), but it helped achieve the overall comic book feel of the movie.
the bottom line: spiderman 2 is a pretty good superhero/comic book movie, but not the best one in my opinion (that goes to 1979's superman). the acting isn't all that great, the story is pretty good, and as far as visuals go, it achieves the notion of a cartoon that both kids and adults can enjoy. i just hope that the cast and crew will be back for a third time because as far as movies has showed us, the third installment of a series (superman, batman, alien, back to the future, et al.) is best forgotten.
(p.s., i'm not really going to give $10 to anyone.)