I wanted so badly to like this movie....

Rating: 1/10 (11 May 2007)

I loved Spiderman and Spiderman 2, and I was anticipating the release of Spiderman 3 for months. When the mixed review came in, I couldn't help but be disappointed, but just assumed the critics didn't like it but I would. Then I heard from friends attending the midnight preview that it was a horrid waste of time. I didn't care. I wanted so badly to love Spiderman 3 and walked into the theater with very high hopes.
To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. First off, there was way too much going on, and every character in the film was underused. Bryce Dallas Howard is a wonderful actress, but hardly had time to shine. There were too many bad guys. Each bad guy had a fascinating story, however, and I wish that they were put in separate films so the audience could see more of them. The first two films had a great balance of action and romance, the third one too much romance. At the end of the film I felt as if nothing had been accomplished, like I had just sat through two and a half hours of nothingness. I was very bored.