Over rated but definitely worth a look

Rating: Null/10 (29 November 2002)

**Warning possible spoilers**
I just watched this movie today and I really liked it. I didn't think it was too far out there. Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man sounded like miscasting to me, but he pulls it off very well. I hardly recognized Kiersten Dunst with red hair. And Willem Dafoe definitely made me raise my eyebrows at first. The scene where he talks to himself and realizes he is the Green Goblin is very well done. I like the little jokes like where Norman says work was murder. Bruce Campbell as the ring announcer. A nice little piece of casting there. Overall I felt like some parts of the movie dragged and I really couldn't get into it. As the movie progresses things pick up. The final fight scene was rather one-sided. Spider-Man was getting whipped until right there at the end. Am I the only one who felt half way sorry for Norman when he died? His last words are don't tell Harry. He tries to protect his son from knowing that his dad was a killer. Apparently it doesn't work because Harry goes on to become Green Goblin #2. The final scene is perfectly played even if it is something I've seen before. Girl wants boy. Boy wants girl but knows anyone who gets close to him will suffer or possibly die. I could be wrong but doesn't MJ die in the comic books? When Spider-Man pulls her back up with his web her neck is broken from the force of the fall and sudden stop at the bottom. Not a great film, but not bad either. 7.5 out of 10.