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Rating: 3/10 (18 May 2007)

This movie is one of the heart breaking ruinations of beloved childhood memories. It has NO respect for the memory of Gwendolyn Stacy (who is played fantastically, she, Eddie Brock and Sandman each get a point, totaling the movie at 3 out of 10), who's story is in the first movie. M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) needs acting lessons and why oh why is there jazz in the movie? MJ is not a singer. She is an actor/ model. I liked Eddie Brock, he (Topher Grace) would have been my choice of Peter Parker. Maguire just does not have the Peter Parker vibe, he is portraying him as a loser, while Parker, not Spidey, is the real hero. It is all about how he handles his life, cursing the great responsibility that his great power brought him. This movie does not reflect that at all. It is all about how many bits they can put in there, not minding the rich Spider-man tradition. I mean: doesn't Harry get to marry and have a son??? It really limits the future of any Spider-man movie. I really hated this movie, which is too long, although I love spider-man. But you cannot treat Gwen this way, she is the original sweetheart. After the spider-bite and the death of uncle Ben Gwendolyn's murder by the Green Goblin is the most important factor that shapes Spider-man (you will remember that this scene was violated in Spider-man 1) Thomas Church is brilliant and shows the only aspect of the comic still surviving: villains are not naturally evil, they just turn out that way at a certain moment. But why the creators thought it was a great idea to connect everyone so closely to Peter Parker is beyond me. And why is Gwendolyn a science student? Ah well, she looked great and acted (along with Thomas Church, Topher Grace and in the first 3/4 James Franco). I can only say: I am actually hurt by this movie.