Spiderman 1, 2, 2.1, and then 0

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2007)

I love the Spiderman movies. I like Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco; but come on now Sam! The storyline of this film was forced and semi-lucid at times then completely annoying at others. Topher Grace is a good actor, but even this role was stretch for him. The emotion and sympathy I felt for the characters in Spiderman 1 and 2 was gone in this one. I couldn't relate to any of them. One could blame the editor, the director, the producer, the actors, or the audience; but the real determination of the movie doesn't lie with the critics it will lay with the audience in the end. All I say is that I would rather have seen Spiderman 4 and separated some of the interweaving plots in this one so I could feel more for the characters. They try to develop some sympathy for the Sandman, but it never quite gets there because now you see him, he talks, you begin to feel, then he's gone. Just like the story, it's gone too. I don't think there's really any spoilers in this, but I wanted to warn people that may want to see the movie without the danger of being predisposed by someone else's view. That's why I put the SPOILER alert on this post.