The web action slows.

Rating: 6/10 (14 April 2014)

This is the second and final movie sequel to Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire reprises his role as the nerdy and shy Peter Parker, who has maintained a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But, Peter has to deal with his vengeful friend Harry Obsourne (James Franco) and new foe the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church). He also must deal with the consequences of amplifying his powers, which inadvertently leads to his uniform changing colors to pitch black and the birth of another new foe called Venom.
The acting was decent for the most part, but, I've found Bryce Dallas Howard's Gwen Stacy role as just an annoying distraction to the plot and James Franco's Harry Osbourne character having the personality of a soap opera. The special effects were unrealistic and too campy, including the Sandman CGI effects. There are still plenty of action to keep the story exciting, including the fight scenes between Spider-Man and Venom, and I thought the subplot about finding the truth behind Ben Parker's killing was pretty intriguing. But the overall plot dragged a little and the series did look like it was losing steam by the time this movie was made.
Grade C