Good but still disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (31 July 2007)

I have seen both of the previous spider-man movies and was a spider-man fan a few years before the release of Spider man 1. Therefore, if anything I am biased towards the quality of spider man 3 and yet it was still a disappointing movie for me.
The movie had the potential to exceed the other two: the same great actors from the other movies, cool villains(Sandman and New Goblin) and the black symbiote.
The black symbiote is one of my favourite parts of the spider man series and Peter's reaction to it wasn't handled well in my opinion. There are some scenes that show his new darkness well, but a few dancing scenes are not what I had in mind for dark spidey.
There are also too many villains in this movie. I don't wish to give too much away but the inclusion of a third villain in the last half hour was a bad choice. The origin of the Sandman and the events surrounding it(the way Flint Marko gets his powers) could have been improved as well. If you've seen the movie you probably know what I mean.
Overall, the action sequences and James Franco's(New Goblin's) performance is the high points of this movie. Kirsten Dunst plays a very needy Mary Jane in this movie, as opposed to the strong character of the last two movies. Tobey Mcguire wasn't completely convincing as dark spidey in certain scenes. For the most part, I was pleased with his performance, as well as those from supporting actors, most notably Thomas Haden Church(The Sandman).