Spidey movie filled with typical Hollywood clichés, BUT with nice messages for children

Rating: 5/10 (7 November 2007)

Straight to the point. Obviously this movie was made for children with some nice messages for the little buggers about forgiveness and that there is no distintion between good and evil, circumstances might force people to do things and that's an important lesson. Mix that with nice special effects the little guys will get crazy! However, for mature people who had their fair share of movies, you will recognise all the typical cliché Hollywood shots of reunited friends and lost loves. The first half was actually quite interesting and OK written (few clichés you can get away with) but the second half after venom is coming alive was just plain ridiculous. "I really wanted to like this film" (another cliché line for many IMDb reviews :-) because Spidey is part of my early memories and first comic book heroes (along with X-men and Batman) but after the second half things started to fall apart. Characters were out of character, easy plot changes to conveniently fit everything, cheesy dialog and typical shots seen in every stupid Hollywood movie, from pearl harbour to Armageddon and millions of action/romance movies copying each other. Anyone could have made that movie, and I mean anyone, even you my dear reader who read so far this review (and that means you have been thinking the same or the whole movie seemed like a deja vu to you) could have made a nice collage of these shots just with different actors and voila!!! damn you sam raimi, i really wanted to see a good Spidey movie, not another typical Hollywood format film....
but it's OK, you did halfway I FORGIVE YOU.....