The promise of a great dark classic was there

Rating: 6/10 (3 May 2007)

I had gone for a premiere show yesterday. The story is very dark which is a great thing. I loved the graphics, the villains and the character depth people had in the movie. What I didn't like was the the trying to please every one, be it the kids or the romance lovers or the audience which likes movies a bit lighter.audience aspect which can come in with so many bigger budget films.
So you had kids scenes which weren't needed and looked very cheesy given the dark plot of the movie. Then, while the romance angle was a key aspect in the plot and adds depth to the movie, it was handled horribly. There were trillions of cheesy scenes related to the romance angle, so much so that some people walked out of the theatre even before the ending credits started rolling in.
The Venom moniker is used differently in the movie compared to the comins as while in the comics, Venom has a life of it's own, in the movie, it brings out dark inner desires out in the open and makes characters more aggressive. This subtle change provided great scope for exploring a darker angle in the movie. Inner tirbulations of Spiderman could have been emphasised upon. Instead, we see Peter Parker in a couple of egoistical comic scenes which, while funny, are a light diversion rather than a big addition.
The darker scenes were shot superbly and the plot provided immense potential for this to become a great movie. This is distinct from Spiderman I and II where the plots weren't as dark and so the light nature was fair enough. A bit more focus towards the darker side would have added a lot to the movie.