Good, but not good enough

Rating: 6/10 (3 May 2007)

Let me start off by saying that Spiderman 1 was one of my favourite superhero movies, and Spiderman 2 was even better. Both these movies had very good acting, excellent writing, and great choreography and action. But what made both these movies so good was the fact that they were very well paced, had just one antagonist, and had a lot of drama.
Spiderman 3 was my absolute "must watch" film for the year. However, after the first hour or so, I was getting more and more disappointed.
The acting wasn't fantastic. Good performances by most of the cast, but Tobey and Dunst (who happen to be the most important), weren't as good. The writing was done well, especially the comedy, but towards the end I thought there was just too much. You want to laugh a little, but you don't want Spiderman to turn out as a comic. That's where this movie fell flat for me.
The pacing was terrible. The build up as good, and the entire climax and all the post movie drama happen in no more than 15 minutes. It's as though the movie just suddenly races past, and then immediately stops. Just like this review.
6/10