Oh what a tangled Web We Weave

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2007)

I came in with very high expectations for this film. I thought the character development in the first two films were brilliant and enjoyed the second movie over the first one.
My thoughts on the third film was that this tried too hard to be so many different kinds of films. I will try not to put any spoilers into it. The film was formulaic and was full of many predictable plot points and chock full of hokey clichés. This like the Schumacher Batman sequels tried to implement too many character onto screen and could have been trimmed significantly. The visual effects were brilliant, and the acting was on par with the rest of the series, it just didn't hold the same emotional impact on me as the other did. There were also some plot holes. Perhaps I will enjoy it more on a second viewing when it comes to DVD. As of now the hype and expectations from the previous films have cast too big a shadow on this film for me. Spider-Man 3 isn't necessarily a bad movie, it just wasn't what I thought it would be. The plot could have been made into two movies if this was re-cut it could have helped it by making it Spider-Man 3 and Spider-Man 4. It was just too much for one movie. 6 out of 10.