This is from a Comic book, people. Its supposed to be cheesy.

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2002)

I just wanted to add my little two cents worth here. My husband is a total Spiderman freak, and we, of course, had to stand in line for an hour, on opening night no less, to go see this movie. Over the years, my husband has taught me a lot about various comic-book characters and story lines, and, having enjoyed this movie immensely myself, I was especially glad to find that he loved it, being the spidey afficionado that he is. I would just like to point out to all the folks out there raggin' on the 'cheesiness' of this story and its seeming lack of plot, that this IS based on a COMIC BOOK. This movie was not meant to have some amazing (no pun intended) plotline or awesome thought-provoking lines. It is supposed to be a bit over-the-top, a little bit goofy in parts. The special effects were not perfect, but damn near, and it was a fun movie because of its minor lack of perfection. No, most of the things that happened in this movie could not have happened in real life, and again, that is one of the things that makes this movie so much fun.
The acting was excellent, when it had to be. The plot was, too.

If you go into this theatre expecting some fancy, sophisticated action flick, then you are definitely no comic book fan, not knowing that the Spiderman storyline is just a tad bit silly anyway. This is a great movie for anyone over 10, as was stated by another person, who sat thru the movie with a frightened 6 year old. Anyone, young or old, fan or not, will enjoy this funny, exciting adaptation of the famous Amazing Spider-man.