A Web of Love and Hate

Rating: 7/10 (15 May 2007)

I wanted to watch this film earlier but the haters put me off. Having now seen the film it is apparent where the hate is coming from but these factors are not enough to detract from the overall enjoyment which can be derived from the film. The haters point to the over use of coincidence, poor character exploration (especially the villains), the weird portrayal of the bad Spidey and the use of certain scenes as mere vessels to further the plot at the expense of cohesion. The haters have a point. This film does not have the freshness and crisp execution of the first nor is it as good an overall film as the second.
What this film has an abundance of is fun. The effects needless to say are impressive, the thrills and spills come thick and fast and the humour although less subtle than its predecessors make the film extremely entertaining. Despite Peter Parker being made a figure of fun, I believe the general audience will still have enough emotional investment in the character to care about what happens to him. You can make fun out of Spiderman in a way that would not work for Superman or Batman which why audiences world wide have a great affection for Peter Parker. The film could certainly have been better which is where a lot of the frustration comes from but I couldn't help but leave the film with a geeky smile on my face.