Too many people hate this movie for no reason !!!!

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2007)

Lets get one thing straight first of all - Spiderman 3 isn't perfect. Nor is it Batman Begins, or in fact Spiderman 2. But on the plus side (and a BIG plus in my opinion) it isn't Fantastic Four, Daredevil or the "Joel Schumacher" Batman Movies !!!! What it is though, is a great comic book movie, albeit let down by the final third. I guarantee the same people slagging it off now, will watch it in a years time and say "I was wrong !!!" The acting by the returning characters is spot on, action sequences fantastic and the overlying story of redemption, love is played out brilliantly. I'll admit, you get the feeling Sam Raimi really doesn't like Venom due to the lack of input for the character, he is there more out of necessity if anything. Also, (*spoiler ahead*) whenever Sandman turns into the giant "mummy rip-off" I lost interest. But those are really the only gripes. Really and truly, there could be a whole movie about Venom (which I would love by the way), But the "black suit" is the main focus point of this story, not Venom. The finale for me is the real let down. The rushed and cheesy feel is definitely where this movie fails. Its unfortunate because the first three quarters of this movie will satisfy every Spidey fan out there. Really and truly a great comic book movie still. What does annoy me is people slating Sam Raimi. Were it not for his vision and skill as a director, and for the actors involved, we would have been subjected to a much poorer version of the franchise !!