The Amazing Spider-Man 2 sadly suffers from many same things as Spider-Man 3

Rating: 5/10 (3 June 2014)

My expectations for this movie were quite high as I really enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man. The script and pace of the reboot were good with a great new cast. Based on the trailers I expected the sequel to be even better.
The cast is as great as ever with Andrew Garfield being perfect as Spider-Man and Peter Parker. Emma Stone is still great as Gwen Stacy. She and Garfield have great chemistry going on. Dane DeHaan does good work as Harry. Jamie Foxx feels a bit miscast as Electro but also acts quite well to make up for it. Marc Webb knows how to direct the actors and their scenes feel warm, funny, sad and real.
The movies problems lie with it's slightly too long and uneven script. The script could have used some trimming and polishing. The side plot about the past of Richard Parker feels fairly unnecessary and the pace of the movie is completely off. Sad things to notice as in the first movie the pacing was top notch.
In the end Electro feels somehow under used and quite mediocre as the villain. I'm also a bit disappointed at how the Green Goblin looks in this incarnation. He needs to look more monstrous and goblin like. The final fight with the Goblin is decent but I expected slightly more from this important scene. All in all the battles range from decent to pretty good. The 3D is good and the effects look great.
The most interesting thing about the movie is where it leaves our hero, the other characters and what doors have been opened now. Sadly that in itself tells about the flaws of this movie. It feels like the good actors are prisoners of a mediocre and uneven script. Apart from introducing Harry and few plot twists this movie feels somehow like filler material. It's an extremely flawed film but not without it's merits. Hopefully Amazing Spider-Man 3 will have a better and more balanced script.