A great hero flick

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2002)

Having no interest in Spider Man and finding Tobey Maguire to be irritating to say the least, I avoided seeing this film when it was released. Then one night, friends brough it over as a rental and rather than twiddle my thumbs in another room being anti-social, I figured I'd grit my way through it. Boy, was I surprised. First off, without being a Spider Man expert, I still found Tobey MaGuire to be a total fit for the film and the character and secondly, Spider Man turned out to be a pretty good guy, not to mention the makings of a pretty good film. No cheesiness, no going over the top and the director totally created the alternate world necessary for a Super Hero perfectly. By the time the movie was really getting going, I, the anti MaGuire chick was totally rooting for his character and had really sunken into the world being portrayed. No wonder this film made so much money at the box office. Funnily enough, if I could play God and decide which movie deserved to do better at the box office, I would pick Spider-Man over Titanic any day of the week. Complete entertainment, great effects (I love when he's chasing a car down town from building to building, a loveable geeky, understated main character and Kirsten Dunst as a sweetie that still manages to be a spitfire. If I had children, I would have no hesitation in buying them this DVD as the content is entertaining enough for an adult but imaginative and suitable for a child. I don't know who directed it (so flog me), but whoever did, did a hell of a good job.
Give me this over SuperMan anyday. A real recommend for a holiday movie, a family movie and a movie to just sit back and be entertained by. And to Tobey, my apologies for not having seen the other side of you.