A classical third installment; Spider-Man is still the most impressive looking superhero!

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2007)

SM 3 is just as explosive and fantastically entertaining as we had hoped for, everyone is back for another bunch of emotional labyrinths and mind-blowing excitement. Sam Raimi did an amazing job making the first two, and with him being the captain of the ship once again you really couldn't help being very thrilled and very eagering to watch this third outing.
With Peter and Mary-Jane floating on a big sky of love, Harry Osborn has fully developed his father's alter ego, the Green Goblin Mach II. With him eagering for revenging his father's death, another breed of terror rises; Sandman. Spider-Man faces two villains as his relationship with Mary-Jane starts fumbling due to his dedication as Spiderman. Soon Peter/Spiderman and his aunt May finds out that Sandman was the original killer of their beloved uncle/husband Ben, now Spiderman gets heavily attacked with a alien-power making his mind focusing on vengeance over his uncle's death; his powers grows stronger and his persona takes a radical turn... will Spiderman let the outer-space revenge take him over to the dark side? Will Mary-Jane loose all hope for her relationship with Peter? And will three villains (four including himself) conquer even Spiderman? Spider-Man 3 does have a bit too much to tell, though it isn't hard to keep track it gets a bit hysterical and you can't avoid wishing that Raimi had gone with two villains. Venom could easily have been dropped as his appearance is way too short in the final chapter, Venom deserves more screen-space as he is Spiderman's number one nemesis in the comic books. Sandman on the other half, is simply great; well chosen actor and impressively looking CGI effects makes him nothing but a stunning feature as his sympathetic character creates emotional bits to his brutal features. Kirsten Dunst does a great performance as her career as an actress fails and she feels Peter fading away; James Franco's Harry shines more than ever as his bump in the head makes him go back to the beloved Harry from the first movie (one especially memorable scene features him and Mary-Jane twisting) and Tobey Maguire is once again absolutely stunning; with all this said Spider-Man 3 is a bit lengthy and could have, as said earlier, been more thoughtful about the chose of three villains. Raimi packs it with so much action and excitement that I felt a bit exhausted after watching it, and felt the same feelings as after I had watched Pirates 2; it was almost too much for even this brilliant cast and production to handle. Still, Spider-Man 3 is better than Pirates 2 and is a great third act as it will surely entertain everyone watching it.