Deserving of a Little More Praise

Rating: 5/10 (30 June 2019)

Introduction:
Many people are not very fond of this film. But I am. And I don't care what other people think. I can love the movie if I want to.
What I Like:
Spider-Man 3 is probably the weakest the trilogy, I agree with that. The writing's not as good, the film is a little clunky, and it suffers from more issues than that. I will go more in depth into that later. But I'm here to talk about what I like.
I love the character's in this film. There is a logical progression with them. Peter, after years of saving the city, he finally gets the recognition he deserves, and the people love him. And because of that the praise gets to his head, and he develops an ego. Mary Jane gets big an theater, but when she suffers rejection, it conflicts with Peter's success. Harry is finally ready to fight Spider-Man, after two films developing his thirst for revenge him.
And while the film is very cluttered with villains, I think all of them are interesting in their own way.
Harry, was easily the best out of all of them, as he had truly transformed into his father, a man he wasn't. Consumed with vengeance, he is however, eventually able to redeem himself. Sandman was also a descent villain, the scene of his birth was beautiful. With effects that somewhat hold up. And told entirely through visuals, it could work as it's own short film. And while cliche, his motivation does work. And he does have a tie to the narrative and the main character.
And Venom, who's easily the most out of place character in this film. As he doesn't fit the theme of forgiveness. In the film, Peter had to forgive Sandman for killing his Uncle Ben. Harry has to forgive Peter for apparently killing his father. Mary Jane has to forgive Peter for not being the best boyfriend. However, Eddie Brock doesn't have to forgive anybody.
However, Venom is still an interesting character. As Eddie Brock is a corrupt reporter, who after being fired for forgery, grows a hatred for Spider-Man. Even though people say Topher Grace was a miscasting, he did still put up a good performance. Well adapting the comic book character.
The action scenes are arguably better the first movie. My favorite one being the fight between Peter and Harry early in the film. It's fun to watch, and while the effects don't hold up, the scene is still a rush.
The visual style also has that Raimi charm to it. Looking like a comic book world.
And here's an unpopular opinion, I like emo Peter. I think the comedy on this part was entirely intentional, and while I preferred a more serious take on the symbiote aspect of the story, I think the scenes of emo Peter are hilarious. I honestly think the campiness was intentional in these movies. And I think rather than laugh at the movie, and to steal a quote "You are laughing with the movie."
What I Don't Like:
Well, I did say I would talk about what I don't like: so I will do that. Where do I start? Well, Venom feels very out of place, he doesn't fit with the theme. The amnesia plot with Harry is really stupid. And is probably the worse part of it's clunky writing. When Harry should've been the main villain. And the movie doesn't feel like it has a main villain. And the issues of course don't end there, but I'm just beating a dead horse.
Conclusion:
Now, many might ask, do I like the Amazing Spider-Man 2? And to answer, I don't. Why? Because Spider-Man 3 knows it's stupid. This movie thinks it's super serious. And a great superhero drama. When that's not the case, and you are laughing at it's unintentional hilarity. So I can hate that movie and love this one. And no one will convince me otherwise.