The worst end to a great trilogy

Rating: 4/10 (5 May 2007)

I had such high hopes when I pre-ordered my ticket for Spider-Man 3, and all my hopes were shot down. The movie was cheesy, too underdeveloped, and just plain bad. I found myself laughing at the, "serious" parts of the movie rather than shedding a tear or feeling suspenseful. Performances that were given were alright, but they weren't great. Tobey Maguire is a great actor, and he was slightly mediocre in this film. James Franco did alright too, but nothing as good as the second movie where he played the vengeful part so well. Kirsten Dunst was just whiny and unconvincing. Bryce Dallas Howard, who is a great talent, got very little screen time and was completely underused as an actor, which is very sad. The same goes for Topher Grace, who should have been the focal point villain in the movie because he was so good at it, but he was only a villain for the last part of the movie. Thomas Hayden Church is a great actor, who trained over a year for this film, and he just played the part of a meathead convict who had bad luck? The whole movie was crap. The story lines were just too bad and too many and they left me and my fellow viewers unsatisfied at the end of the movie. After Spider-Man 2 I was thinking, the only way to go is up, but Spider-Man 3 plummets. It will definitely bring in a big box office, but it is the worst ending to a trilogy I have ever seen. I am saddened by this because I want to own the trilogy, but I can't force myself to watch this movie again. If you like cheesy lines and underdeveloped story, then this is the movie for you. The only good thing about this movie is the special effects, as always. But seriously, think twice before going to see this movie in the theaters, you may want that 2 hour and 20 minute period of your life back, I know I did.