The epitome of what not to do.

Rating: 3/10 (1 May 2008)

The very low rating is the "movie after taste" of what came over as a little less than average movie. Maybe I've seen one too many cookie cutter movies where this one is the last straw. This movie has all the ingredients to be super bad, but is nicely candy coated with special effects and Spidey image that let it slide up a few notches. The plot was so thick I felt like someone was hitting me over the head with the fat script even at the onset of the movie. Does the movie industry really have such a low opinion of our IQs? The movie does not earn the category of action movie because it is loaded with the melodrama of the relationship of Spidey and MJ. If this wasn't bad enough, they also had to top it all off with a good portion of morale. And, my latest pet peeve, the Americanism; a quick shot of Spidey in front of the American flag and the all American music choice even makes the American in me cringe. Is he really the all American hero? To finish my review, I have to mention the strangest concept in the movie. Even though Spiderman and Venom both wear masks, the makers found 101 creative ways to make them both remove their masks for 95% of the movie. Venom unmasks, not once, but twice just to do a chat with our super hero instead of just attempting to kill him. Apparently, no one is interested in Spidey's identity because even when he lands on the ground, not a soul of the thousands of viewers seems to have a zoom camera. Potential viewers, please chose something more constructive to do with your time.