Reinvents how CGI does action.

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2002)

The only weak part of this film was the ham-handed romantic dialogue, delivered in rather flat affect (mainly by Dunst). Blame this on Koepp, I suppose. This weakness, however, is more than made up for by the incredible CGI work. It is not flawless in quality (certainly Star Wars will do better), but it is flawless in energy, concept and sheer fun. Spider-Man moves with such grace and speed and he is light in the air just as he should be (and if Roger Ebert didn't like the weightlessness, then clearly he's never read the comic book). Spider-Man makes New York City look fun. The final scene alone, ending atop the flagpole, was worth the price of admission.