Great Romance Flick, Not the Greatest Action Film

Rating: 7/10 (2 June 2014)

Don't get me wrong, I loved this movie but something was missing to make it the ultimate Spidey movie (and it was definitely not an absence of Sony product placement). First off I would like to congratulate Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield's on-screen chemistry. It was to say the least adorable and true, which is what made this movie a great romance flick rather than an action film that we all paid to see.
Garfield's portrayal of the loud mouthed web head we all know and love was a huge step up from the first of the series (which is saying a lot as I'm a sucker for origin stories). The perfect balance of cocky script writing and believable teenage actions made for a great portrayal of Peter Parker and allowed for a fun movie experience. I loved the new suit which paid homage to the old comics which was a nice treat for all you spiderfans out there and ultimately it made the fight scenes seem almost 'too comic' but who's to say that's a bad thing anyway. As for the new 'Baddies', they where good, but not great. I will run through each of them and give my opinions on each;
Electro~~ The CGI was fantastic! Despite the original worry that they cast a black actor to play an originally white character Jamie Foxx pulled it and played a very convincing villain. I say villain because his portrayal of the innocent Max Dillon was strange, but kind of good in retrospect.
Harry Osborne~~ Although my first impressions of the pictures released where negative, after watching his portrayal of the conflicted and isolated millionaire kid I would say his performance was on par to that of Garfield himself. He made me think, he made me worry and at one point he even made me hate the web-slinger.
Rhino~~ For me, Rhino was just there rather than part of the 'enemies unite' team. His character lacked development and in terms of story he just jumped from one to another without really any backing
For a fan of Spider-man in both mediums of comic and cinema this movie was not perfect but it did not disappoint either, it's 100% worth the watch and is the best of the spider-man movies yet. 8.4 stars out of 10