A real feel-good movie

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2002)

It has all the elements of a classic movie: The struggle of good vs. evil, The underdog turned hero, Boy gets the girl (well, maybe not).
I give it two big thumbs up. The choice of Toby Maguire was an excellent one. He added just the right flare to the role. And Willem Dafoe makes for such a wicked bad guy.
My only complaint was that some of the special effects were a bit too much. They used a CG Spiderman a bit too often. Other than that, it had a terrific story line. It was told very effectively. And, having heard through interviews that Toby Maguire has already signed to do two more Spiderman movies, the lead-in to the next movie was blatantly obvious.
In short, the movie's well worth the time and money. I especially liked the ending. I had heard that they had to rework a few scenes following 9/11. One of them becomes very clear as Spiderman does a "fly-by" at the end of the movie past a very large American flag atop the Empire State Building.
Go see this movie!