This movie had so much potential

Rating: 7/10 (22 May 2014)

The amazing spiderman did not live up to the standards it should have. This trilogy has so much to give, and that all could have been flushed down the toilet.
The major issue with this movie is too many plots. Each scenario feels rushed and therefore leaves you feeling, "umm, which story is exactly the main story here?" We'll it should've been electro, as the title would suggest. But Harry's story as well as peters two conflicting dilemmas of his love life and struggle to find out why his parents abandoned him push electro into becoming nothing more than a supporting character. I feel Harry was more of the prime villain due to his use of electro to further his goals. I believe if the movie focused solely on electro, and perhaps used this movie to strengthen the friendship of Harry and peter as well as the decline of it. Perhaps if the film ended with Harry questioning there friendship in some way that would lead to his villainy in the next movie, not this one. Therefore electro could be the main baddie of the film. Also electros development could've been a lot deeper. The rhino was useless and a waste, easily the most irritating in the film. You may ask wasn't Gwen's death the most irritating? We'll no because that was just an attempt to stay true to the comics. The reason I gave this film a 7 is because you saw the potential it had despite the flaws, besides it was fairly entertaining and not boring. Captain America was easily the best summer experience, but out of all the disappointments that have been spawning, the amazing spiderman comes second and is definitely not a forgettable experience. The actors have promise, so hopefully the writers and director will learn from this and build upon it , this series can still make a comeback, all hope is not lost yet. If these guys want to beat the Toby maguire series they need to do better, by the way I like the new twist on the green goblin but dane looks like a teenage high schooler, he can never be as badass as the original green goblin from the 2000s series.