What's the fuss all about?

Rating: 4/10 (10 May 2002)

Perhaps I was expecting too much, but after all the hype and high ratings, I found it quite disappointing. Digital effects were either "Matrix clone no. 2,347" or disorienting, and based on the angles I suspect half the webs missed their target. Realism? After being bitten by a genetically engineered super-spider would you simply say "ouch" (with very little conviction) and walk home? Like most superhero films the build-up of the first half was best, because, let's face it folks, after the first few unequal battles, it becomes clear that a superhero's life is as humdrum as the rest of the world. Seen one, seen 'em all. I think the comic did the personal stuff better.