We get it....he's a flawed superhero.

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2004)

In my opinion Spiderman 2 is a very average movie. Parts of it I liked very much. Other aspects I couldn't stand. The main reason people seem to be praising this movie so much is that it focuses more on Peter Parker than Spiderman and creates a real human character going through the same day to day troubles we all have. I feel that the movie goes too far with this concept. By the time Peter is failing in school, unlucky in love, living in a bad apartment and unlucky with his laundry, I was just tired of it. We understand already!!!
The main plot point there is that Peter is unlucky in love. First of all, he has a model/actress madly in love with him. I would hate to have that problem. Second of all, the daughter of his landlord seemed very interested in Peter also. Show me a superhero who still can't get girls. Then I'll be interested.
Another problem I had with this movie is the supposedly superior CGI work. My only response to this is that there are shots in the movie that downright look like screenshots from a video game.
The third problem that I have is a combination of the dialogue and Kirsten Dunst's acting. I don't really know who to blame for this, so I'll combine the two. People joke about Christopher Reeve's ability to make you believe his "truth, justice, and American way" comment from the original Superman. All I can say is that I didn't get that same feeling from "go get 'em, Tiger."
Where this movie succeeds is with Spiderman himself. Spiderman swinging through the streets of Manhattan is one of my favorite things to ever appear on a movie screen. It's exhilirating to watch. I also enjoyed the lighter moments such as the elevator scene, and I liked the fact that other people saw Peter with the suit on, but no mask.
The fights with Doc Ock are satisfactory, but I would expect more if this is "the best superhero movie of all time."
Overall, this an average superhero movie. Not as good as the first Spiderman, not as good as the first two Supermans, but better than any Batman.