Fun and smart

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2012)

I admit expecting a silly, immature waste of time when I started to watch spider man, believing that I would last about ten minutes. Two hours later, as the credits rolled, I must admit that Sam Raimi made a really good and entertaining comic book adventure suited to adults.
Toby Maguire is just right as Peter Parker, with the aw shucks, humble kid next store demeanor for the part. He is smooth and likable and Raimi made the right choice. Dr. Norman Osborn is the central villain and Willem Defoe is a villain from hell who is the right actor for the part. The weak link is Kirsten Dunst who is whiny, clingy and downright annoying. The strengths heavily outweigh the weaknesses so just sit back and enjoy the ride.