Shouldn't Have Been Bad...but....

Rating: 6/10 (5 May 2007)

There was way too much packed into the 2.5hr timeframe. There was way too many pacing "mistakes" and awkward moments that ruined certain scenes. The joke with the camera and the kid during the end battle was one of them. It was funny sure but putting it inbetween the dramatic ending and having it last almost a full minute didn't fly with me at all, it took a lot away from what was already building in the scene.
I don't have time to write a full review but basically it was crammed, felt rushed, villains didn't have enough time to develop, certain lines were bogus, awkward scenes that shouldn't have existed, roller-coaster ride with Harry, MJ, Gwen (who served almost no purpose), and Peter which I think confused a lot of the folks I saw in the theater. They were together, they're on the rocks, they have issues, they break up, they get back together, make up ur mind. MJ needs Prozak from the looks of it. There was also more cheese to the film than I would have liked, it had a lot of it and most of it was the excess stuff I was talking about, jokes that were funny but perhaps too long, weren't needed, or just broke the before and after scenes apart. Overall the pacing just had me offbeat the whole time.
Sandman had a good storyline, but I felt they didn't give him enough time, same as Venom. Eddie turns to Venom then all of a sudden goes looking for Sandman?? Not only that but it was very random for him to just swing down and go hey "yea I wanna kill Spiderman also, lets do it" It was so wrong and out of nowhere. The ending scene was so rushed and forced. It was normal then all of a sudden "hey a hostage situation is happening," no build up really just all of a sudden it was going on and Peter had to spring into action.
Idk there is a lot more to write but I don't have the energy. It was fun to watch but it was a mess to say the least.
Lots of money, good CG, potential but put together badly. Basically it shouldn't have been bad but the way it was put together, it was.