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Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2002)

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There are a lot of examples from the past for a successful adaptation of comic books(Batman 1 & 2, Superman 1 and The X-Man). There are also examples for very bad adaptations(Batman 3 & 4 and Superman 2,3 &4). I am quite happy to say that Spider-Man belong to the better side of adaptation. The script is good and give basis to the characters and for future installment. The idea to make an analogy between Parker's growing power and him becoming an adult work well and is handled intelligently. The pace is good and fast and there is some humor that works well. Tobey MaGuire's Peter Parker/Spider-Man is spot on. He has that something that make us believing what is going om with him. Kirsten Dunst is good though her character is less complex and remain a little bit flat. Willem Dafoe, to my taste, is lacking the menace that his character demands. But that is my taste and in general he does a good job.
I did have 2 problems with the film:
1. The effects of Spider-Man flying through the streets has been done completely by computer and it shows. The computer has problem of imitating a natural human movement and you see it in any move that Spider-Man does.
2. The script,though good, has holes in it. An example for that can be seen in M.J. declaration of love to Peter Parker towards the end of the film. It comes from nowhere. Suddenly, out of nowhere, she declares her love to him. There are several examples for that and that is a shame.
It is good, entertaining and relatively short(only 2 hours run)which is a blessing. Go see it. It worth every Euro/Dollar you will spend on it.