The Greatest Battle Lies..within?

Rating: 7/10 (7 May 2007)

Well the tagline says the greatest battle lies within. Whose inner battle? Spiderman? He had 10 minutes of struggle with the dark powers of the black suit. How dark had he become? An emo guy dancing like a clown in the streets. Maybe it is referring to the inner battle of Harry? Harry never trusted his friends yet trusted his butler. The butler didn't explained his father's death earlier. Why? Also, if the wounds were caused by his own blades, it doesn't mean he killed himself. Harry died from his own blades but he wasn't killing himself! Furthermore, I cannot understand why he trusted his butler's few words more than the repeated explanations of his friends. I don't see how his internal self struggles, as Raimi didn't put enough movie time on this. Sandman's inner struggle is also poorly portrayed due to the same reason.
There are many scenes that are so cheesy I laughed. Anyway I got a point I don't understand. Why can't anyone see the real face of Spiderman? He often had his mask off (first fight with goblin, also last fight where his mask is ripped off). Even MJ was captured on screen when she was trapped up there in the taxi, why can't the face of Spiderman be caught on film? The good things about this movie is the CGI. The CGI for those sand scenes are perfectly done. This movie is good for kids who loved superheroes saving the day and kicking the a**es of villains.
Overall this movie is just plain average. Given its hype and budget, I would say it is a disaster. Spiderman fans should find some time to see it though, it wraps up some of the loose ends of Spiderman 1 and 2.
65/10