Spiderman 3 is a good film. Spiderman & Spiderman 2 were great films.

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2007)

In comparison to the previous films, especially Spiderman 2, this film takes a beating. It is still a good film, but everything passes so quickly its hard to take it whats really going on. Spiderman 2 succeeded in where it paced the film correctly. Each character (including villains) was given the proper amount of time to flesh them out and built perfectly for Spiderman 3, although the same success is nowhere to be seen.
In this film, the main problem is that no characters are given adequate screen time, and you are just overloaded with too much characters and information, which somewhat stops your enjoyment at times. You don't really sympathise or get involved with the characters, which is the main part of what makes a good film. There seems to be no real villain in this film, since harry is evil, but then not. Sandman is just someone who is sorry for himself and so basically takes it out on others, no real evil intentions. The real villain was Venom and darker side of Parker, but then they were given so little time in the film it was disappointing, since they could have been so much more. Characters that shone and stood out in the second film return without their flare. Jonah Jameson in particular, in contrast to the second film is just boring, with no energy and humour like before, and there are points in the film where Harry seems to have returned to being a boy all over again instead of a man. Christopher Young does a horrible job with the music, which played a big part in Spiderman 2 adding liveliness and atmosphere, but in this film Elfman's score is broken here and there and fused with Young's own score, which was at times far too corny and cheesy, and loud and garish when it needn't be.
There were still glimpses of brilliance throughout the film though, Maguire plays out the darker side of Parker really well, and it was just such a shame for it to be over so quickly. The fight scenes and CGI were good as usual, but the final confrontation with Venom was lacking. In the end, the film is just a good film. Its not as bad as some people say, since they were expecting something spectacular since the first two films were amazing - as was I, but this film did fail to deliver. I expected this film to blow me away. Only it didn't. The tie ups to some of the characters plots were weak and leave you with something to be desired, as with the ending.
It is really a shame since this film could have been so much more. Its sad to know that Spiderman 3 is the last for Maguire and others of the cast, since Spiderman 4 would have been a great chance to patch things up, and because of the ending, there's not so much going on anymore allowing the storyline in Spiderman 4 to focus on a new villain and storyline. In conclusion, the trilogy ends by hitting the ground walking, when it should have been swinging and soaring.