honestly, are Peter and Mary Jane really crazy about each other?

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2004)

Many people have covered much of what I admired (better integration of CGI) and disliked (his struggle which begins genuinely enough, then turns into parody) about this movie, so there is no need to repeat all that.
However, I am appalled at how little "heat" there is between the two actors. Maguire does occasionally manage to put across desire and frustration, but Dunst just looks bored. The few times she put touched his face, her hands looked stiff and uncomfortable. Had I been MJ, I would at least caressed his face or hair a little, the way two people in love do....
With such little tension between them, it's hard to believe any sacrifice they made for each other was honest.