Spider-Man 3? Is that you?

Rating: 7/10 (26 April 2014)

I am quite a fan of Marvel in general, including the web-slinging hero, yet I have never been amazed enough by the so-called "Amazing" Spider-Man movies.
In spite of the fact that I think of Garfield as a by far better Peter Parker than Maguire, I was pretty disappointed about the first film, with the newly-born Spider-Man not recognised enough by the public and news, and the lame scene where he got shot and dramatised it for over five minutes.
These little but essential problems were solved in this one, though it did not feel good either, because they developed way too fast. Considering that Spider-Man always has to fight against the prejudice and misunderstanding of the public and the news, along with his nemeses, it was ridiculous of the public to stand there not frightened, and cheer for the web-slinger after his "also amazing" harangue to convince Dillon.
Dillon was supposed to make us feel sorry for him, but it was mostly the script's problem not being able to make that happen. Going from being the fan to being the arch-enemy was way too fast that it could make one say "WTF?"
The thing was that it felt like the Osborns were the main deal. Harry's two-character personality and DeHaan's acting were quite good, though the relationship between the two "best" friends, who have not seen each other in ten, sorry, eight years was too rushed as well. Osborn's plans did not make much sense either; he could have found another way with all the power he had, instead of negotiating with someone who could kill him with just a finger move.
His final arrival at the power station was nonsense, too. Spider-Man has done nothing to make both Electro's and Goblin's hatred to grow so fast, and the timing was way too bad. You could just see what the producers thought: "We have to kill this Stacy girl, so let's put this Goblin character here. And let's also make him come just after the electric guy dies, so it won't be too much for the Spidey."
The fight between the two was too short for all the development the Green Goblin had throughout the movie, and it was just to make Gwen's death as similar as possible to the real one. Her death, however, was possibly the best moment of the movie, giving me the worst of all goosebumps.
Stone and Garfield's chemistry is one of the best I have ever seen in a movie, so their scenes are really breathtaking and makes one go "Aww" or "No, he could not have said something that cute!"
Moving forward. Richard Parker's story was unnecessary also. The spider venom working only on Parkers was not that important of an information, and the YouTube video was too private to be a YouTube video. Starting with "They may say bad things about me" and giving all the answers Peter was looking for, and then saying that he was the most important thing? Seriously?
The movie, in general, was way too rushed and even worse than Spider-Man 3, considering the overload of characters. The plot was so weak that it was really easy to see what's coming. A Marvel movie is a Marvel movie, so go watch it, but don't await something "amazing".