Certainly a step down but still relatively enjoyable and surprisingly sombre.

Rating: 6/10 (14 February 2018)

'Spider-Man 3 (2007)' is certainly a step down and 'Emo-Peter', or more specifically his arrogant dancing, is as cringe-worthy as his reputation would suggest (though when viewed on their own these scenes are funny to say the least, it's just that as a part of the overarching narrative they are entirely out of place), but despite its problems this is still a relatively enjoyable picture that has some entertaining sequences and even some nice character moments (some of the stuff with 'The Sandman' and his daughter is quite well done) sprinkled throughout the over-cluttered and generally messy narrative. The action feels a little less impactful than before, mainly thanks to the blatant surrealism of the antagonists who are actually less believable in concept and execution than our spider-enhanced hero and the villains of the prior films, and most of it is too big and too silly to ever feel like our heroes are ever really in danger. It can be fun at times, though, and does have some lasting consequences, leading to an ending that's surprisingly sombre. 6/10