So far looks like the only good movie to come out this summer

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2002)

Star Wars 2 was blah, Scooby Doo *sudden onset of shudders*that's not worth the film its printed on-I can tell even without having seen the entire film(God willing I should never board an airplane with that atrocity as the entertainment), the rest of the summer fare looks typical, and even though Anthony Hopkins-one of my fave actors-is in that movie with Chris Rock, I WILL never forgive the producer of that one for his abominable perversion of Pearl Harbor. NEVER. HE will never get a dime from me ever again, and neither will Michael Bay. But I digress; while those films look to range from passable to rotting garbage, Spidey SWINGS.
This film is like a blast of innocence, much needed in our jaded, cynical times. It's a terrific summer movie, very well put together, very well acted, which aside from the enormous ads prominently displayed in the Times Square sequence, seems rather wholesome, and pure.
Tobey Maguire is great in the lead. He has a sweet, geeky sort of charm along with a terrific body that makes for an agreeable hero. I was with him all the way.
Kirsten Dunst makes Peter's crush on her infectious to the male audience members. She is the girlfriend everyone wishes they could have from the way she twirls her hair to her sweet, high laugh-not to mention her adorable smile.
William Dafoe is a rather weak villan, and that mask is ridiculous. His best moments are when perfectly calm. As businessman he is sinister, velvet voiced Christopher Walker clone that brings to mind that actor's terrific turn as Max Shreck in Batman Returns.
James Franco is barely given time to stretch his acting muscles as Dafoe's son, Harry. But when he does, I have to say he does a good job. The relationship between father and son from the comics is truly brought to life in their brief scenes together.
All in all, an ace job. The first time I enjoyed, but the second time-I LOVED it. Without the big crowd, I guess, it's easier to focus on the movie, as opposed to the audiences loud, sudden outbursts. A 10 out of 10.