Perfect 10

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2002)

I was very impressed with this movie, and I give it a perfect 10. I must say that I am normally very critical of movies, and am typically hard to please - for example, I did NOT like Lord of the Rings, for several reasons (such as poor character development).
SpiderMan was essentially flawless to me. I did read SpiderMan (and other comics) when I was younger, but I don't think that has swayed my opinion. The acting was excellent, from everyone, and the storyline and direction was superb. It IS a fantasy-type movie, so if you don't like movies where you have to suspend some disbelief, then perhaps you won't like it as much. However, the characters are so compelling, it really pulls you into the story.
I thought SpiderMan was considerably better than X-Men. The latter was too short, and the acting - particularly Cyclops, Jean, and Storm - were not nearly as good (I did love Wolverine, though.) SpiderMan, at just about 2 hours, had enough time to develop the characters and story to much greater satisfaction.
Bottom line: Unless you really dislike this type of movie, I think you will enjoy SpiderMan.
'Nuff said