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Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2004)

This movie was really, really good. I think the first Spider-man was more entertaining and showed more of Peter's life as Spider-man, but the sequel is definitely worth watching. I don't think it really met my expectations, maybe it's because of all the media attention it got. I just expected more. There is, however, some great "eye candy" type scenes in this movie; nice outdoor cinematography. I kept thinking, Wow, I can tell they spent a lot of money on this.
There were some really interesting, cool scenes; the movie starts off with a bang showing Peter delivering pizzas on busy city streets. However, maybe it's because I'm a girl, but I thought the scenes showing Doc Ock and Spiderman fighting were too long. (Might even say the whole movie was too long.) I enjoyed the scenes showing Peter's relationships with people much more. I loved how the writers put humorous lines in the most stressful/dangerous scenes. It helped keep the movie a little lighter. The scene where Peter's in the elevator is one of my favorites.
Tobey Maguire is the PERFECT Spider-man; his character is so incredibly vulnerable and likable. Plus he's a very good dramatic actor. And that VOICE! He looked like he was going to actually cry about three times. There were definitely some sad scenes.
Kirsten Dunst, however, doesn't really measure up. The character just didn't appeal to me very much. Her scenes seemed to be lacking something. She's okay, just not as good as some other actresses out there.
Overall, 8/10, could have been better, but still great.