Terrible

Rating: 1/10 (16 May 2014)

I am writing this as a Spidey fan and I am really really disappointed by the film. I did have some expectations because of the actors and crew involved, especially Hans Zimmer. Some people guessed from the first trailer that the film was gonna suck and they were right. It was a very bombastic, silly, unentertaining film. The good things I remember from the film are only Emma Stone's smile and Hans Zimmer's dub-step+rap Electro theme.
Film starts with a totally unnecessary scene in a plane where Peter's parents try to survive an assassination attempt which is really silly. Plotwise it doesn't build anything up,doesn't explain anything. Just a scene stolen from the Dark Knight Rises. As we get back to present day story, we see Peter Parker being the same idiotic, smug and megalomaniac character. Normally you would expect a hero to make sacrifices for the people, especially the downtrodden. But in this film Spiderman is just a prick who makes some gimmicks for the applause. Then there is a messy over the top car chase scene. That whole fight on the truck between Peter and Russian guy was boring and stupid.
Later they set the relation between Peter and Harry.In 5 minutes they became the best friends they were years ago which is unbelievable. As for Max Dillon, he is simply uninteresting nerd archetype. One could expect a King Kong alegory but for that writers and director are too incompetent. Max turns from that passive nerdy guy to a totally nihilistic person who wants everyone to suffer. Transformation is implausible.
Harry is even worse. There is no depth at all in his character. All the depth is spewed from his mouth in the scene with his dying father. He unbelievably knocks out two security guards in Ravencroft and then successfully infiltrates the facility and reaches the most protected room in the building. All this is done by the son of a multi- billionaire! After he becomes goblin, he seems to manage to easily learn how glider works and all the martial arts thing to tackle with Spiderman! By the way, why he chose the goblin suit is never explained. Vulture, Octopus suits were also there. Wouldn't it be funny if he chose Octopus suit? By the way why does Oscorp develop those suits? It has no meaning. In Raimi film, the Goblin suit was a military research. In this film, it rather seems that Norman Osborn is a crazy evil scientist who just loves killing people using advanced technology.
Meanwhile big secret of Peter's father is revealed which is not really a big deal and as a plot point not rewarding. It is very typical and film would be better if there were no secret at all. Then there are another questions. Why did Electro and Harry attack Spiderman separately? Why couldn't Electro escape Ravencroft on his own? How did Harry know that Electro hates Spiderman? How did Gwen steal a police car? Why didn't police show up near power plant when Spiderman and Electro were fighting? Why didn't Gwen bleed when she hit her head onto the floor?
Having suffered two terrible Spiderman films, I hope Sam Raimi comes back. But it will never happen. Webb has a contract for another Spiderman film. This time it will be even worse with that stupid rhino mech, Vulture and Dr. Octopus suits. They all look ridiculous and producers will turn Dr. Octopus into a random criminal. Why does Sony suck so much at making this series work? Could not they see Marvel and how it treats its own characters?