Raimi and Koepp got it right!

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2002)

One of - if not THE - best comic book movie to come along yet. Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe live their respective roles and the script grows out of the development of the main characters themselves. As a result the film finds a down to earth tone that belies its larger than life hero and comes across as a true coming of age story. Filled with genuine emotions, thrills and great fx (some of the shots of Spidey swinging from skyscraper to skyscraper are almost awe-inspiring in their choreographed beauty) this is a bona-fide hit, one that not only avoids insulting its audience but manages to treat it to what a real adventure movie is supposed to be like.