Wow, the cops in New York must suck.

Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2004)

Once Spidey takes a hiatus, the crime in NY shoots up 75%? What good are the cops if they need Spidey to do 75% of the work? What was the crime rate before Peter Parker got bitten by that mutant spider?
And what is the deal with Peter Parker's "promise" to Norman Osborn (a promise he never actually made) not to tell Harry that he was the Goblin? This "promise" compromises Peter's ability to clear Harry's misconception that Spider-Man killed his father. But why can't Peter simply tell Harry that the Goblin killed his father? It wouldn't be anything but the truth, would it?
Lastly, why the heck don't Doc Ock's tentacles feel the pull of that energy nexus thingie?
But, seriously, I don't want to pick this movie apart too much. In fact, part of the appeal of the movie is the fact that these sort of outrageous situations are depicted almost believably on the screen. Of course Spider-Man needs to be important to the crime-fighting effort. Otherwise there'd be no real reason for him to exist. And Harry Osborn needs a reason to hate Spider-Man; otherwise he'd never end up as the next Green Goblin (oops! Hope I didn't spoil anything.) And Doc Ock would look pretty silly if he didn't "magnet-proof" his tentacles (this may have been explained during the movie; could be my attention lapsed at the moment)
The movie is basically a comic book, faithfully and believably adapted to screen and that, apart from the human interest story, is its main strength.