Good movie, except for one odd detail...

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2002)

Spoiler Alert When I went to see Spider-Man I was very excited to see what Sam Rami had in store for me. Alone from his great Evil Dead movies, I wondered what he could do with such a high budget and different script. From a directorial standpoint he succeeded and the movie was great as a result. It had lots of action, especially considering this was the first Spider-Man and a lot of introduction of character had to be done, etc. Everything was going great, until the end when MJ, played by the BEEEEEEEEEAUTIFUL Kirsten Dunst, proclaimed her love for Pete Parker. Now, I don't care what genre of movie this is or what story plot came before the scene, no straight guy and I mean no straight guy is pulling the "let's just be friends" line in this situation. It blew my mind. The way I figure, if I'm Tobey Maguire, the studio needs me for the next 2 Spider-Man movies, so I go for a script change that lets me get Kirsten. I don't think it would change anything that much, plus it would make a lot more sense. Let's face it, there is a better chance of a radioactive spider biting someone, giving him super powers and him using them to become a super hero, as opposed to a man declining Kirsten Dunst's offerings of love. Good movie though.