Brilliance, but only when taken in the intended manner...

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2007)

Sam Raimi is a genius, and this movie proves it.
Instead of making a third Spider Man that, although great, could have been your regular superhero movie, he decided to make a comedy out of it. That's right. In this third installment of the Spider Man series, he pretty much creates a farce of the last two spidey movies, comic books, and action movies in general.
And it worked perfectly.
He uses blatant iconography fitting to the genre, and then makes fun of it every time he gets the chance. He created a comedy with beautiful effects and powerful drama, even if it was making fun of most other drama we see in movies.
Didn't like the movie? Chances are, you were looking at it the wrong way.