Special Effects Great/plot and editing hung like crap on the screen

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2007)

I actually got up near dawn on a Sunday I was so excited to see this movie. What a bummer!! The only reason I didn't give it a really low score is because the special effects were excellent - not just good - excellent.
Harry Osborn/Gob Jr. developed better than any other character and I liked his performance. I liked getting a glimpse into some of the other characters lives, but it fell too short, and it was not incorporated well. I am hoping that Kirsten Dunst was acting when she was singing badly, or that she's at least aware she ain't a singer (or a dancer for that matter). She looked bored. Toby McGuire looked pasty and I don't know how many face shots he was promised, but the cheap cotton sock look to his the mask when torn was pretty lame.
I was just underwhelmed by the editing - it was disjointed. I think the problem is that we didn't need the sandman. There had to be another way to do this. The guy who played uncle Ben didn't look like the original either.
I am just hoping that the pirates and Mr. Potter will come up with something truly great this summer!!