Too young?

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2002)

Date: 31 May 2002 Summary: Too young?
I thought that Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst were a little too young to be in these roles but I guess since 40% of the movie market audience is people between 18 and 24, this was a recommendation of the focus group hired to decide the outcome of the film's release. Overall, though, it was impressive. This film has been tossed around Hollywood for over a decade by people such as James Cameron and the struggle with Marvel comics to get the film rights was no easy task. Willem Dafoe was a great villain given his past in such films as 'Shadow of the Vampire', 'Speed 2' and 'Streets of Fire'. The special effects are impressive and we are continuing to see things in today's films that we have never seen before and this is one of those films. Director Sam Raimi who has been involved with 'The Evil Dead' movies and the first 'Darkman' movie, injects a venom of serious menace into this film and it's one that is done with motives by its characters for what their choices are and it is well written and not too long, like some action films are! Good work!