A good film but far too much crammed into it.

Rating: 5/10 (6 June 2007)

Please don't get me wrong, this film is not bad BUT !!! In my humble opinion I feel that far too much has been crammed into this film. The special effects are fantastic as I expected. The disappointment with the movie is that it flies at an extremely fast pace, in fact too fast. I felt that there are to many 'main' characters. I think that the movie would have worked a lot better if the Sandman had not been included in the film. or just have him as the main baddie and do away with Venom (Who surely deserves centre stage without any rival baddies.) the Sandman's evolution is somewhat rushed and to be honest in my opinion dull and a little too easy. With the introduction of Venom we have a seriously good Baddie. (How's that for an oxymoron?) The re-introduction of Harry / Goblin is I suppose somewhat expected.
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We are given the inevitable closure with Harry's redemption with him coming to Spiderman's aid at the end of the film even though it ends with his own demise. Why this was necessary i don't know ? Unless it was either because James Franco didn't want to be in the next Spidey sequel ? Surely he could have just remained in the amnesiac state again giving the option for his return in future sequels?
Also I feel that Venom had a poor and somewhat pitiful ending. Surly it could have been better or perhaps he could have got away to to perhaps reappear later.