Fell short of expectation

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2008)

Although there was plenty of activity on screen this was easily the weakest of the Spider-Man films. The quality control has been disregarded this time in favour of lots of flashy effects shots.I think the design was to make people dizzy with the amount of visual fireworks so that they wouldn't notice the wafer thin plot.One of the main problems with the film is that it is overcooked.We have a villain too many in Sandman and Harry Osbournes role is over emphasised and at times misjudged by director Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire is okay in the main role however he looks silly when asked to turn on the attitude once the Venom suit gets a hold of him. Kirsten Dunst isn't as endearing either and the whole love triangle fiasco is a calamity.All this drags down what should have been the crowning glory of an entertaining series so far. Shame .