Not as good as the hype

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2002)

I went into the cinema with extremely high hopes because the trailers were superb, and the critics reviews were excellent. I came out a bit disappointed, I thought that the movie was too hyped-up, breaking records in USA and all. I liked Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker; it was certainly believable & he pulled off Peter's character tremendously. Kirsten Dunst, who I think usually sucks at acting (Bring It On?!), actually did a pretty decent job as Mary Jane - as annoying as the character was (screaming her head off at the bridge really p***ed me off, making me shout insults at the cinema screen), she got INTO the character. If weird is what you want, employ Willem Dafoe - he looks a freaky person in Spider-Man with his high cheekbones and glaring, piercing eyes, he really brought the acting up at least 2 notches. I don't know the guy who did his backstabbing son; he was alright. The ending was C-R-A-P, by the way, but Spider-Man 2 & 3's on their way, so they should definitely come out with something better. Overall, I'd give this an 8/10. Excuse the ramblings of a 14-year old.