The Hollywood Spider-Man

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2005)

First and foremost, let me just say, I support Hollywood making "comic book" movies.
Then let me add that "Spider-Man" was my favorite "comic book superhero" for a number of years!
However, what lacked in this film was the character himself, "Spider-Man".
Tobey McGuire performance as Peter Parker was a 9 out of 10, but as Spider-Man.......ehh.....
Now don't mistaken me, it's NOT Tobey's fault, but the writer & more importantly the "overrated" director Sam Ramni.
The MAIN reason why the comic book character Spider-Man has been around for 40 plus years, is because of his "sense of humor".
No matter how many times you watch Spider-Man, there's no "Wise Cracks" from our hero.
Other things didn't work too for me.
Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane. I was excited at first when I heard she'd be portraying Mary Jane, but I can tell you, the name in the movie might have been "MJ", but IT CERTAINLY WASN'T MJ from the comics that I loved.
William Dafoe did a GREAT job, Tobbey, & the actor who portrayed J.J. Jameson, but with a new Writer, Director, & Mary Jane, this can actually be the Amazing Spider-Man, oppose to Hollywood Spider-Man.