A disappointing end to a fantastic series!

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2011)

This film is a classic example of studio interference. After the masterpieces that were the first two films the words "Too many bad guys and too much forced humour" are painfully apparent.
And that is just it, the film has far too many bad guys in it. 3 villains AND a love/heartbreak story is just far too much for any film and so the feel and flow that was so masterfully created in the prequels is lost in sea of underdeveloped new characters and really bad cheesy joke sequences.
Admittedly, Sam Raimi does his best with the material and no-one really could have done any better with what was there but ultimately if falls far, far short of the legacy!
Personally I would have liked to see Sandman and Sandman alone as the main villain, but the Venom story would have been equally as good.
I won't go any further, but just finish on the fact that all the elements were there and done very well, but spread so thinly as to leave you wanting more and much more yet again.
A truly disappointing end to a great series, but as suspected the fault lies with meddling executives rather than directors or actors.
Take note, let the artists do the art!