Spiderman is back and must save innocents from even more villains!

Rating: 3/10 (22 July 2014)

I have noticed a general split with this movie. People either love it or hate it. So I went to see the movie with this in mind, and although I don't want to be on the negative (especially because I liked the first one), I have to say that this film is a mess. It suffers from trying too hard to be good while at the same time trying to be popular with the audience. That makes the film fall apart. I knew that the negative reviews had to be from one of two things-the dialogue or the tone, and surprisingly it was the dialogue that weakened the film. This is what makes people either love or hate the film. Fans of the movie get into the relationship between Peter and Gwen, mainly because the dialogue was awkward and somewhat relatable. To me, however, it just made the movie look even more lazy and I just couldn't get into the relationship. Remember how I mentioned the problem this film has by trying to be too cool? This is shown through the music. Electro's music seemingly consists of dubstep. Even Spiderman addresses this in the stupidest manner possible ("I hate this song!" What an obvious way to get people to buy the soundtrack.) There was also a VERY unfitting Phillip Phillips song in the movie as well, again to draw audience members in with the sole purpose of purchasing the song. Also, I didn't understand some of the plot points. Like why did Electro turn against Spiderman so quickly! You were so goggly-eyed towards literally seconds ago! Oh right they need Electro to turn evil quickly so they can get to the other villains! I mean come on, who needs character development! Oh, and the ending was ridiculous too. A little kid almost dies from absolute stupidity (You are not Spiderman! YOU ARE NOT!) Enough about me complaining, what did I like about the movie? Well for one, the climax was handled very well and maturely. (no spoilers here, but those who have seen the film know exactly what I'm talking about). Also, the design of Electro was very cool and creative. However, that alone can't save a messy movie with weak plot points, a lengthy romance (more romance than action btw) and weak dialogue that lead to a very problematic sequel.