Anyone who cant handle 3 Villains in one film, maybe shouldn't attempt a comic book either...

Rating: 8/10 (18 November 2007)

WELL...I just seem to disagree with the entire world, as per usual, but I'm gonna go ahead and bust this review out anyway!!...
I've just watched Spiderman 3, and I've got to emphasise how radically I differ with Hal Ragland's views. Its not just this particular reviewer, in fairness- there are several people here whinging about 3 Villains being 'Too Much' to deal with. Are we suddenly reduced to the attention span of a four year-old due to excessive dumbing down over the past recent years? How on earth did these people cope with X-Men...did they have to take notes??
And those who complain about there not being enough "time generated to allow us to see Harry's transformation into the Goblin' were perhaps buying popcorn or just "out to lunch" in the preceding two films...
This is, by far, the BEST out of the trilogy. For me - it really consolidated entirely what the Peter Parker ideology was starting to become in the first film, and was first conceived by this classic of all comic stories. It is one manifested by the everyday insecurities, passions and jealousies that we can all empathise with. In this, Toby Maguire perfectly embodies the ambiguity that would arise from being at first vulnerable, and then suddenly imbued with great strength and ability.
I don't even have to mention the CGI and general effects...they speak for themselves in their slickness and excellence. What I found more compelling about this film was the fact that the characters weren't so basically aligned towards either Good or Bad - black hats and white hats. It opens up the idea that not every story is the cut and dried truth, and that not everyone who engages in foul play does it merely for their own ends. This allowed for some brilliant performances between the characters played- combined with Sam Raimi's uncanny sense of timing (doubtless honed from his early years). He always keeps you looking over your shoulder, no matter how peaceful and serene a particular scene is at any one time.
My only last testimonial is that I even enjoyed Kirsten Dunce in it...and, usually I just CANT stand her!!
Enough said.