Good, but does not live up to the hype.

Rating: 7/10 (3 June 2002)

Spider-Man is my all-time favorite super hero. I read the comics religiously as a teenager. I was very apprehensive about a big-screen adaptation. All the ads made the costume look cheesy, the Goblin looked really lame, and they made his web-shooters "built-in". After watching the film, I have to say that I enjoyed it. It was not as bad as I had expected, in fact, it was actually pretty good. It is worth seeing (even if it drags a bit in the middle), but I don't think it deserves the rave reviews it is getting.