* * *1/2 out of 4.

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2002)

Engrossing adaption of the Marvel comic features (a totally buffed up) Tobey Maguire in the title role. While on a field trip he is bitten by a spider which causes him to have super abilities. At the same time, a lab accident gives birth to a villain known as the Green Goblin (William Dafoe) and Maguire must use his new super powers in order to put an end to Goblin's carnage. This film is at times colorful & playful, at other times fascinating, at other time thrilling & exciting, and at other times very cute, especially a romance sub-plot involving Kirsten Dunst. However, it is always entertaining.
Rated PG-13; Violence.