Sam Raimi, best action director

Rating: Null/10 (8 July 2007)

Not a big fan of superhero films, however Spiderman 2 has plenty of action, slick special effects, interesting characters and it's pretty good. Sam Raimi is without a doubt the best action director around. Give credit Raimi for giving plenty of screen time to the love story between Peter Parker (tobey Maquire) and Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), something other directors would ignore in an action film. I think it actually helps the film.
I didn't much care for the villain in the film. Doctor Octavius is just plain silly, but that's what was in the comic book, I guess.
The best action sequence is on a runaway elevated train.