Sappy Sequel

Rating: 4/10 (26 May 2014)

I am a fan of Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Spider-Man 3 was a huge disappointment, hence they ushered in the Amazing Spider-Man. Well, I didn't like The Amazing Spider-Man and part two may have been worse.
There were just way too many slow tearful moments. I mean... who didn't cry in this movie? This was a soap opera with some action. I've never seen the Twilight series, but this movie is what I imagine the Twilight series is like.
The fight scenes were OK but nothing that hasn't been seen already in the four prior Spider-Mans. There was a nice tie in to the first The Amazing Spider-Man, but story-wise there was not much there. Summertime is for action and oohs and aahs. TAS2 provided some action, no oohs and aahs but instead plenty of melodrama and give-me-a-break high school romance. Not a good follow up to the first. I'm sure they'll do a third installment, but it needs to be significantly better.