a very watchable movie with one or two (castasideable) flaws!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2004)

The movie begins with suspense and, in a good way, it ends with it too! leaving the path fully paved for spidey 2! However, the effects were, to put it nicely, absolute pants. especially when compared to some other excellent special effects movies out atm! (take gollum:LOTR, x men, daredevil, pirates...)
At times, this was irritating and made the movie seem a little kiddish and cartoony! Not exactly what i was expecting!!!
Also, kirsten dunsts acting was ssssooooo overly dramatic, she was starting to remind me of someone from eastenders!!!
Apart from this, tobey maguire was (as ever) fantastic, carrying his role as web spinning, lycra wearing spidey (how did he make that suit!) with class, emotion, action, and humour! This along with the spectacular Willem Defoe (GREEN GOBLIN) made the movie incredibly watchable and thoroughly entertaining! i give it 6/10!
Watch this if you liked: the spidey cartoons daredevil x men
it's one of those late night after a party movies or a sunday afternooner!!! great for chillin out!!!!