How can anyone not like this movie?

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2002)

Spider-man is a terrific movie that has a little bit of everything. First, the acting was top notch and the actors really embraced their roles. Big kudos to Tobey Maguire for his portrayal of Peter Parker. Also Kirsten was great despite being mostly eye candy in this movie. I hope she gets a bigger role in the sequel. Secondly, the plot was simple enough for the viewers to follow but underlined with deep and emotional secondary storylines such Norman Osborn's relationship with his son and Peter Parker. Third, the action sequence and special effects were top notched. Spider-man relies on his superhuman reflexes and agility to defeat his opponent. I am glad they didn't let Spidey start doing some kung fu or go Matrixest because that would had ruined the movie. Fourth, the movie was very true to its comic book origins. If you came in the theatre expecting Sam Raimi to make a serious movie like Batman or X-men, then you are mistaken. It is not dark but it isn't cheesy like Superman was IMO. This movie is kinda like Dick Tracy in the manner that it never pretended to be something other than a comic book/cartoon but it remained serious enough to be enjoyed by adults. The only thing weak about this movie is the theme music by Danny Elfman. It was just unspectacular and for a movie like this, that was unfortunate. Best scene was indeed the inverted kiss or in truth, Kirsten Dunst in a wet see-through pink sleaveless slip. I can't wait to buy the DVD, if you know what I'm talking about. :)
I don't understand how there could be any criticism about this movie. To me, it just worked on so many different levels and exceeded so many expectations. When I saw clips of it months ago, I was skeptical about the movie and the cast. But it just seemed to all work and was well done. If you can't like this movie, you simply can't be satisfy. I can understand the purist who don't like the changes(ie the web-slinger). I can understand those elitist who think this movie is too childest because it is cartoonish. I can understand the action-seekers who think this movie is too slow. And then there are the film grad students who like those deep but slow moving French noirs. Well, put all your pre-dispositions aside and spend two hours on good entertainment. If you go in the theatre looking for things to critique, then you need to get out more. Films are made for entertainment. It is too entertain the mainstream audience and can't satisfy everyone. No movie can. So go with a friend or family and have fun. Like Ocean's Eleven, this movie won't win any awards except maybe MTV kiss of the year. But this movie is a well made movie for good entertainment value. Overall, I give it a A- or 3 out of 4 or 8 out of 10.