Doing the Things a Spider Can

Rating: 7/10 (5 August 2010)

Sam Raimi takes a lighthearted approach to bringing everyone's favorite web slinger to the screen, and the result is a comic book movie that actually looks and feels like a comic book, and actually communicates some of the little-kid joy that makes comic book heroes fun in the first place.
Tobey Maguire is hopelessly dopey and limited to one facial expression as an actor, but he's good enough for what this role requires. He's equaled in blandness by his love interest Kirsten Dunst. But luckily, the movie around them is spunky enough to make up for their faults.
Anyone who'd like an antidote to the brooding "Batman" movies will find this to be a refreshing alternative.
Grade: B+