Is it as good as the hype?

Rating: 4/10 (16 June 2002)

Spider-Man features some intense (even too violent for PG rated film) and amazing action sequences (sadly most of them were already showcased in the trailer). But the dialogue is awful, and the performance of Toby Maguire is dull and even at time annoying. Not that he didn't pull it off as an geeky teenager transform into a superhero, but really apart from being geeky person possessing superhuman power, he does not emote at all.
Spider-man is not a bad movie, but it really isn't as great as what the box-office success reflects.