I'm Torn

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2006)

I did like this film, I though it was cleverly made and well done. My problem was with the actors. I thought the casting of Aunt May was superb, she was what I expected of her, as was the green goblin, however, Tobey McGuire and Kirsten Dunst as the leads? I don't think so. I'd always imagined Peter Parker as butch but sweet-centred, McGuire was far too sensitive, however, I do think that he played it well, creating Parker that way, I just feel he was the wrong type for the role. Again, Kirsten Dunst was a strange choice I feel, she portrayed Mary-Jane as very needy and desperate, and on a more personal level, I didn't think she was really pretty enough to play her either. Howver, it was a well done film and worth a watch on a rainy afternoon.