Good, but disappointing.

Rating: 6/10 (5 May 2007)

Spider Man 3 was an incredibly ambitious film-making endeavor but in the end, when all is said and done, it just felt rushed in so many aspects. It seemed to me that in the quest to tie up all loose ends in the series, a few ends were left knotted in a haphazardly and rushed fashion.
Some problems to highlight -I found some of the humor to be fantastic but it seemed as if no one knew where to stop, such as in the ending fight scene where Jonas buys the camera from the little girl. Was that really necessary? I felt it detracted from the intended drama of the scene.
-Eddie Brock received very little time on screen and Venom even less so. Sandman, in contrast, got the lion's share of the movie, I realize this had to do with his choice to kill Peter's uncle but I believe Venom is Spiderman's biggest enemy and that there was much more to Eddie Brock than having simply lost his job because of Peter Parker.
-The sudden revelations given to Harry Osborn by his butler seemed ridiculous to me. Not only in the fact that the butler's knowledge should have clearly come out prior to this point but also because if life truly is about choices (as Harry said) then Harry should have simply made a choice to believe his friend, he shouldn't have been told openly that he was wrong by his butler. The choice should have come from his own conscience.
-The acting. I realize this is an action movie but it is also a drama and Tobey's performance on that bridge while Mary Jane was telling him it was over was near unwatchable. Kisten Dunst was good though.
-Goth/Emo/Conor Oberst Peter Parker. A little mishandled, I think there should have been more focus on the dark side of Peter at that point, not exploitation of possible comic relief.
Some good things included, the effects, Bruce Campbell's cameo,and a bevy of well choreographed fight scenes.
In the end, I compare this trilogy to the original Star Wars in the vein of, great first movie, incredible second, and a good third with problems that leaves you wanting more but also gives you a feeling of relief that it's all over.