Comic Hero Spider Man, Fully Realized. *****

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2002)

Can Sam Raimi do no wrong? I left the theatre thinking that. Spiderman is a stunning adaptation of the classic Spiderman comic series I remember as a kid (who collected them). There's a lot of moving, human interaction and feeling here. The dialogue isn't complex but it doesn't have to be. This is the world of the comic book, the touch of camp, the surreal lighting, and the very human (flawed) side of Spiderman that runs parallel with his greatness. The dual hero-boy innocence comes through in every scene and it really works. This is a very well made movie and not pure summer blockbuster eye-candy with a story sandwiched in between (somewhere).