Disappointing after an incredible first film

Rating: 6/10 (31 May 2014)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a big disappointment after the incredible first film. It does deliver on action and comedy plus the chemistry between Stone and Garfield is fabulous but there is just to much going on here. The conclusion to Rami's trilogy suffered from having too many villains and excessive subplots. Did Marc Webb even understand why Spider-Man 3 suffered; because he makes the same mistake in the second film of his Spidey franchise. Harry Osborn was a very well done villain in this movie but he didn't get the time that he deserved as the countless other subplots kept getting in the way. Max Dillon's story, Peter and Gwen deciding if they are together or not, Peter trying to discover the truth about his parents, and the list just keeps going. If Harry had been the main villain, this film could have been so much better; but then there is Max or Electro rather. Max is a guy who was never really loved and then he gets shocked electric eels and becomes evil! And how did this nice, harmless guy become evil again? He gets ticked off after the news screens in Times Square switch to a view off Spidey instead of his glowing, blue self. What a powerful origin story! Not. Amongst all of this it may seem that there is nothing good about this movie. Don't fear, there is. This movie is much funnier than the first which is satisfying in a way. However where this flick really shines is the scenes that Garfield has with Emma Sone and Sally Field. These scenes are pure gold and are really the best part of this movie, it will leave you smiling until you realize that we have to switch back to another subplot rather than look at pretty Emma Stone. Overall, this film is enjoyable, and if you didn't like the first movie you will probably love this one but as a big fan of the first one, I was pretty disappointed. There is just too much of Spider-Man and not enough of Peter Parker in this installment.