Good, but...........

Rating: 4/10 (21 January 2007)

Having been a Spidey fan for over 30 years and a magazine collection for the last 149 months, amongst many before, I had real high expectations of this movie. The story of how Peter got his powers and his family life were perfect. The loving home and a very well cast Uncle Ben and Aunt May was superb. Even Flash Thompson was brilliant! The one thing that makes a superhero movie is not just a believable hero, but a believable bad guy. Willem Dafoe was horribly cast as Norman Osbourne. The guy is wimpy, small and just not frightening. Norman in the cartoons is tall, well built and super intelligent, married with the fact that the serum makes him mad makes him a very interesting character. All this nonsense of 'voices' talking to Norman was never in the original story. Speaking of original stories, where was Gwen Stacy? I believe she's in the third. Next complaint, Mary Jane. Kirsten Dunst did not suit the part. Mary Jane is supposed to be a strikingly beautiful supermodel and actress. Kirsten is neither..... All in all a disappointment but the second was superb!