Who's the Director?

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2002)

Yes, director Raimi made his mark in the movie business with his "Evil Dead" film (before doing this Spidey movie). He initially doubted the validity of Dunst's acting abilities. Ms. Kirsten was already making mince-meat out of actors such as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise... and she was only eleven-years-old at the time that 'Vampire' movie was first released a decade ago. One might ask Raimi himself "Who are you?" and then say "Kirsten Dunst" is already legend.
Now about the movie "Spider-man"...
I thoroughly enjoyed this actioner/romancer. There is plenty for boys, girls and adults. Of course, the violence sometimes reaches intense proportions and levels, but then what are we paying for movies nowadays? Do we want to spend $9.50 for a trip to our backyards? The answer is a resounding "NO!"
The actors playing Spidey/Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and all the rest, do their best at what they do best. Even Wilem Dafoe as the green villain is totally right on up there with other cinematic baddies, and deserves the respect and proper credit very few, stuck-up critics are willing to give.
Fantastic special-effects, but we all know that film-makers nowadays have got to focus more on story, and less on cyber-magic (Let's face it, sometimes these fx artists get a bit carried away!).
Watch this one with people who don't like talking to you while you're trying to pay attention to the movie.