Overall decent film, good action scenes and great chemistry between the leads

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2014)

I went into the theater with low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The highlight of the film has to be the action sequences which are beautifully rendered and the 3D does help to immerse us into the scenes. The story does play an important role and we do get some answers that the first film posed but all that are just an excuse that leads to just bigger action scenes. Even the emotional scenes are seemed to be wrapped around the action scenes even though it could have presented in a much simpler way (note: the opening scenes from the film) The Screenplay is at times uneven and just not that fresh enough, as it is riddled with clichés that we have seen in films from this genres before. Even the villains are not that interesting, Jamie Foxx's Electro as a character is total let down since his motivation in the film seems flimsy. Dana DeHana's role as Harry Osborne does have its moments but the arc of his character is all over the place. I couldn't decide whether I should feel sympathetic to him or just treat him like your garden variety psycho crazed villain.
Andrew Garfield's take as the masked hero (Peter Parker aka Spiderman) fairs a little better than it did the last time. It seems that he is more comfortable in the suit this time around. He is naturally charming in the comedic scenes and especially while dealing the bad guys, and even in the emotional scenes he holds his ground. Emma Stone does a wonderful job the second time around being Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy. Actually some of the best scenes (other than the action scenes) are between Peter and Gwen. Director Marc Webb shines in these scenes since the chemistry between them unmistakably sweet & beautiful and it does have a genuine effect during the climactic battle. The rest of the supporting cast does a good job with whatever little screen time that they are given. In the end the film sets up wonderfully for the future films and the direction that the franchise plans to take.
Overall it's a decent entertaining film with good action scenes and a great chemistry between the lead pair. It may not be the best Spiderman film but it's not the worst either.