Well done if too long

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2003)

Marvel Comics' #1 attraction comes to life in big budget feature flick. Maguire is geeky high schooler bitten by radioactive spider, giving him super powers just in time to tangle with psycho Defoe. I read Spiderman comics for years and the cast is Spot On through the whole roster. The special effects are great without over-shadowing the personalities. Only dilemma - the movie runs out of creative steam around 1:15 and pretty much goes through the motions from there. Still recommended.