Interesting approach, horrible execution

Rating: 4/10 (6 May 2007)

I went to see this movie with complete knowledge that the series had already destroyed the original and classic story-line of Spider-man. I was OK with this, because, up until this sequel, I had an appreciation for the films that was separate from my love of the comics. But to my surprise, this film not only destroyed the original story line, it completely ruined the trilogy as well.
This film seemed incredibly rushed. The plot was everywhere, all at once. The dialog was HORRIBLE. The acting was laughable. Almost nothing actually made sense, and you could tell the actors knew that. I was beginning to wonder if anybody involved in the movie had ever actually read a Spider-Man comic before, or if they were just taking ideas and basic concepts and manipulating them. My festering and ever-increasing hatred for Sam Raimi peaked the night I watched this movie. The director I once idolized for the Evil Dead trilogy, I now put in the same category as Uwe Boll.
Story-line differences aside, this was just a horrible movie. Don't pay to watch it. If you have to see it, then rent it from McDonalds for a buck in a few months. If you have kids, and they are either under the age of 10 or haven't seen that many movies, then bring them, because they can most likely look past the awful awful script and enjoy the well choreographed, though not always logical, fight scenes (I say most likely because you will get the occasional "Mommy, why did he just say that?" and "Why are they all crying??").