Always remember (and never forget): Less is more.

Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2008)

There are so many things about this third Spider-Man movie which reek of excess - there's just too much crammed into the screenplay, too many subplots for it to genuinely feel cohesive - these people don't get the "less is more" philosophy one iota - but I did enjoy some of it. The Black Spidey thing especially, which was very cool, all those scenes where Maguire is struttin' it, those worked for me. And Thomas Haden Church brought humanity in spades to the Sandman, plus James Franco was very believable and charming. Poor Kirstin Dunst got the shortest end of the stick - her Mary Jane was absolutely pathetic this time out, no fun at all, and when it finally all wrapped up, I left the theatre feeling confused and overwhelmed.