utterly disappointing...

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2007)

the best way to sum this movie up is that it was a lot of flashy effects with what at times seemed awkward dialog. with the hype being that this was the best of the three spider man movies i was excited t go see it, and the action scenes were the only part of this movie which lived up to that bill. had the action scenes been average i would have graded it much lower. the script was bad, the acting was bad, the only believable character was harry Osbourne but other than that i feel it was Toby and Kirsten's worst performance in the series.
i agree with previous statements that they seemed to try and fit way too much into this movie, it would have been much better served omitting the sandman completely and having the first third to half of the movie concentrating on the peter vs harry storyline with peter transitioning to "black" spider man, thus the relationship issues that were touched upon. there should have been more venom, he is almost without question the greatest villain in the spider man saga and i feel they sold his role way short in the movie.
i don't see the humor that some people are raving about, the only part i found amusing was when an awkward peter parker was trying to be suave and cool when he was the "black" spider man. i don't even know if that was intended to be funny or if Toby trying to act cool just came off that way... naturally awkward. i also took exception to some of the deviation of the spider man storyline. i understand you cant do things by the letter of the comic but the venom death sequence was awful and the ending with the sandman was equally bad if not worse.
whatever. i guess i cant really say anything else that hasn't been said... i suppose I'm just venting after rushing to go see the biggest hyped movie of the year and coming out of it feeling like i just saw a fireworks display... all flash with no real substance.
i will admit that the action scenes were excellent. but if you are looking for a creative story with wit, humor, and some action, i would suggest Hott Fuzz to anyone over this movie.