As a Spider-man fan I was disappointed, and that's hard to do.

Rating: 5/10 (14 May 2014)

** This review contains some minor spoilers, please do not read before watching the movie.**
I went to the cinema with high hopes. I liked the first installment of the new series and the trailers (the many, many trailers) looked very good. Sadly, like so many trailers, it contains all the actions sequences. If you go in for the action just watch the trailers, you'll have seen it all.
This movie, for the most part, is a chick flick. The on/off relationship between Peter and Gwen gets really old really fast and does not stop throughout the movie. This movie also contains way too many incoherent set-ups to future movies like ASM3 and Sinister Six. It will make no sense to people unfamiliar with the Spider-man universe. The main Villains are flat and under developed to make way for the endless sob story. Electro is a caricature, good performance by Jamie Foxx, very badly scripted. Harry/Green Goblin is way too rushed and squished together in the end.
It really feels like the few action sequences were an annoying disturbance for a director who wants to create a nice romantic comedy.
On the plus side. I really like Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-man. I also like this version of Spider-man that has humor and the way he moves is, for me, spot on. Just like the suit, really good. Dance deHaan was nice as Harry/Green Goblin but again the Goblin part was way too short.
During the movie I found myself playing with my 3D glasses and looking at my watch, that is never a good sign.