A good movie in a ongoing good series

Rating: 7/10 (11 August 2007)

The Spider-Man franchise has done well. Both previous movies were good and stayed true to the comic story line. Most people didn't like this third installment out of the many to come (possibly 8 total), but I'll tell you why it was good.
This movie took the storyline elements of the Spider-Man comics to the fullest here and introduced very important characters, like the Stacy family and Eddie Brock, and continues the life and times of Peter Parker in a short but well done way. The love interests Peter has in both Betty Ross and Gwen Stacy are portrayed well and get the point across, though not exactly like the comics.
Forgiveness as the theme and moral of the story is put across directly and powerfully. Character conflict with Mary Jane and Peter is especially good and dramatic. Acting is successful and real like in the previous films and the action is fantastic, as always.
Unfortunately, the film was too busy. Too much was going on with two villains and the drama. The excess of content lead to less character development, which left the villains not being as omnipotent and invigorating to the story as the other films. From a fan stand-point, Venom not being emphasized while attached to Parker or Brock was the most disappointing thing.
All-in-all, this Spidey film is a good addition to its predecessors and is worth the watch despite its short comings.