It was good not great

Rating: Null/10 (30 June 2004)

All 6 months long I have been hearing the fan fair that is
Spiderman 2. Trailers{ though I might add, far too many and too much revelation} commercials, products etc.. I was really looking forward to this movie. Loved the first one and believe it is the best comic strip, Super hero to come out as a movie. Now we have all the reviews. All the critics from Ebert and Roper, Sam Reuben, Good Morning America's Joel Siegel, to News Paper critics. All are calling it the best movie of the summer, better than original, the best Super Hero movie to date. With all this great critique you can't lose right?
There in lies the problem. Too much hype and adulation.You end up wanting it to be better than it is. To me, it was just like the first one, only with a different villain. After viewing the trailers, I felt I had already seen it anyway. Some scenes are waaayyy to far fetched. I won't give it away for fear of spoiling it. There is a little too much love story also. It is a good movie, I just don't think it lives up to all the hype. The good news. Toby Maguire is the best actor to take on a Super Hero role ever. His vulnerability,depth and sadness really make his Peter Parker character interesting to watch. You really root for his character not just for Spiderman but for Peter as well. In fact, I think seeing an entire movie with him just as Peter Parker would be just as good as Spiderman itself. I love that the movie teaches without being preachy. The Villain in this movie is scary and is portrayed by a great actor. He surpasses Defoe as a villain. I also like DiFranco as Harry. Wish he was in it more. The action scenes do not disappoint as there are some thrilling scenes going on in this movie.
The best part of this movie is the tug of emotions that Toby portrays.
Kristen Dunst is fine as the lady in waiting. A surprise delight is Peter's boss at te newspaper. That man does an excellent job.
All in all, if you didn't read the reviews or see the trailers, it is a great movie. If you did it is good. On a grading scale from A to B. I give it a B+,