Everything I excpected...and then A LOT more

Rating: 9/10 (3 May 2002)

Let me start by saying that X-Men, another Marvel comic switched into a movie, would lose terribly in a fight with Spider-Man. I was alarmed when I saw that Tobey Maguire was cast as Peter Parker, but I thought he was perfect for the role. On the other hand, when I saw Willem Dafoe cast as Norman Osborn, I was anxiously awaiting his performance, but I felt that he was extremely fake when donning the armor of the Green Goblin ***Spoiler, sort of***(although he was good in the schizophrenia scenes). The characters were well developed and the acting was of a better caliber than what I expected. This was an extremely fun movie and well worth the PACKED theater (not to mention the annoying people who clapped practically every time when Spidey said something).