A good effort with some drawbacks

Rating: 6/10 (19 September 2014)

What TASM2 does well that previous instalments didn't is create a believable connection between Peter and his love interest, which is deepened emotionally throughout this film. As such the ending is able to achieve a tragic climax. The problems this film has however is not it's abundance of plot lines and characters, but its execution of them. The relationship between Peter and Harry is only slightly explored and his descent into the character of the Green Goblin is distracted by Electro's involvement in the film. As such Harry's transformation into the Goblin is very sudden so it's intensity is subsequently not explored as well as it could have been if he had been the only antagonist in the movie. His screen time as the Goblin is effective and his lunacy and desperation is captured, but the fight between him and Spiderman lasts around 3 minutes so does not serve as a satisfying enough confrontation. It almost appears as though the character was added at the last minute to create a fruitful cast, but it just distorts and distracts the focus of the story. Another weakness is the Film's blend of humour and maturity, as such it appears comic in some areas but serious in others and for some reason it does not feel compatible as the viewers emotions are likely to fluctuates too much, making the more intense set pieces in the film suffer as they will not be interpreted with the right state of mind.
Overall the film contains some competent special effects and strong action set pieces, brief some of them may be, and it's character development in terms of Peter and Gwen is strong, but not so much with the other characters involved in this muddled film that cannot quite decide it's attitude regarding itself.