Simple story, great action, lots of fun

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2002)

There have been many comic book adaptations over the years. This is one of the best. For the most part, it's fairly faithful to the Spiderman legend. It's not the kind of movie that will make you weep or shout "oscar!" but it is the kind that will remind you of when you were a kid and started reading comics for the first time. The story is very simple and straightforward, the characters are interesting and there is lots of action. I give Raimi credit for not trying to do too much, something that has hurt other comic book movies (like X-Men). The computerized special effects look a little bit fake but given that this is a comic book movie, it actually seems appropriate. If I had to think of one word to describe the movie, it would be "fun". 8/10