Good, but could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (4 May 2002)

Ahh Spiderman. Could this movie live up to it's potential? Well in my opinion sort of. One of the stronger points in the movie, which you don't see in many comic book/fantasy text to theater translations is the emphasis on the on the background of the charecters. That was not so in this film. Im not going to get into specifics, but the transition was well done. On acting. I believe Toby Maguire did an excellent job portraying Peter Parker, perfect for that role. Then on the other hand as spiderman you are probably wondering if he would suit that position. Well in my opinion he really didnt need to. The role of spiderman was more of stunts and computer generated sequences, so in the end it works out for his part. William Dafoe, couldn't have picked a better person to play green goblin, his voice, his facial expressions. Perfect. Now Kirsten Dunst, I didn't really picture her as the MJ type, and I'm still not really sure if she was really the best one for the job. She did, on the other hand, do a decent job.
The action scenes were alright. Just alright. At times the enviorment was so visibly computer generated, it felt as if I was watching a cartoon and really took away from the feeling of the scene. This isn't the most detailed review because it's intended for people that haven't seen the movie and want to get a general idea of what it's like. I wouldn't go there expectiong the world, but it's definitely worth seeing. 7/10