Not bad, but why on earth did this one break all the records?

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2002)

For a comic book adaptation, "Spider-Man" certainly isn't a bad movie. The acting is good, the special effects are mostly excellent except for the extremely fake Green Goblin suit, and the whole thing stays very faithful to the comic (as far as I know, I haven't read too many of them). But it's also a very predictable movie. In fact, it's one of the most predictable movies I've ever seen: everything happens exactly the way I expected it would , including the compulsory romance story, which, although not as bad as the one found in "Star Wars: Episode 2", is still not very interesting.

On the plus side, the fight scenes are often spectacular (owing a lot to "the Matrix", but hey, which other contemporary action film doesn't ?), and there are plenty of good jokes to laugh about.
But overall, I really don't understand what's so special about this movie, why it broke all the records and why it's still in the IMDB 250. My guess is that it will probably drop out of it as soon as this flick gets released on DVD/Video.
Entertaining and good looking movie with good action, but way too predictable.
**1/2 out of **** stars