I'm Spider Friendly.

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2004)

I loved this movie. I really enjoyed it for many reasons.
First of all, they were right... it really is all about the girl. Look at all movies that have succeeded with few exceptions, and you'll find her there. The girl. This movie had the guts to say it outright. It set you up to expect that it would be a question of whether or not he gets the girl. I guess he did, but then he left her ungotten, if that's a word, and left us hanging.
Maguire started out the nerd without a hope in the world to have his lady love... and through one series of events after another, finds that in reality he could, at least with the mask and spidy suit on. This movie is every true nerd's fantasy turned reality. Toby's cuteness only added to the fun of watching that nerd turn into the super hero.
Okay... forgive me for sounding catty, but for reasons that I don't want to have to explain, Kristen Dunst disappointed me a little in this movie. Not really her, but her role. The girl could have had a bit more personality and she might have seemed a little less clueless or spacy all the time. Sometimes I just wanted to shake her and say, "Wake up!"
Anyway, I did think it was well worth the time spent, and would love to see it again. I want to see the sequel too, since I did dislike the ending of the first one. (What was it the Stones said, You can't always get what you want).