The Amazing Spiderman 2 is a fun sequel that doesn't quite live up to its predecessor.

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2014)

The Amazing Spiderman 2 is a continuation of the Amazing Spiderman series, in case you didn't know (you probably already did). Peter Parker has been doing his Spiderman thing for a while, and he's pretty much pro at life. He's a famous superhero, he's graduating high school, and he's got a hot girlfriend. But then, circumstances happen. And movie happens. BEST SYNOPSIS EVER! I was looking forward to this movie. I did enjoy The Amazing Spiderman quite a bit and I was hoping the sequel would be good. It was, but the first is still better. Let's start off with some things that I liked. Andrew Garfield is the best Peter Parker that we've ever had. He's charming, he's funny, he's a good actor, and he just flat out looks like he can be Spiderman. Everyone else does a really good job, too. Emma Stone was a great Gwen Stacy, Jamie Foxx was a good Electro, and Dane Dehaan was a good Harry Osbourne. I would say Paul Giamatti was a good Rhino but we'll get to that later. The action is a lot of fun. It's fast paced, exciting, and just a thrill to watch. There's lots of punching, kicking, flipping, and electricity. You can easily tell that a lot of care was put into the action to make it look awesome and it certainly does. There is a little slow motion, but it takes such a small part of the action that it's hardly noticeable. The best thing about this movie is its look. I mean, this movie is just gorgeous. The cinematography is excellent, the city is really cool to look at, the special effects are awesome. That's really the best part of the look. The special effects. Especially Electro's electricity. Having all that electricity running through Jamie Foxx's body was just really cool to look. And when he uses that power yeah. It's awesome. However, there is a fair amount wrong with this movie. For starters, the story. Don't get me wrong; the story is good. It's written well and it follows the comics pretty well (Or so I've heard. I haven't read any of the comics. Shoot me.). But, the problem with this story (or stories, as I should say) is that there are too many. This movie suffers in the same way that "3 Days to Kill" suffers in which the many plot lines makes the movie look focus. At one point, Spiderman is trying to spend time with his girlfriend. At another, he's trying to find the secret behind his parent's disappearance. At another, he's trying to hide his identity from his aunt. At another, he's reconnecting with an old friend. At another, we have Gwen Stacey's side story. At another, we have Max's (Electro's ) side story. At another, we have Harry Osbourne's side story. It's just too much. Another problem I have with this movie is the same problem I have with the first Amazing Spiderman; the villains. I do think, as a whole, the villains were executed better in this movie than in the first. But, each villain has their own flaws that make them not as strong as they could be. And since there are three, I feel like I should go over each one of them separately. First off, we have Max becoming Electro. Now, when Max actually becomes Electro, he's pretty awesome. But before, he acts way too cartoony. I mean, I get it, Max is supposed to be obsessed with Spiderman, but I feel like it was overdone to the point of being corny. The delivery just took me out of the movie. Next, we have Harry Osbourne becoming Green Goblin. I think Dane Dehaan was absolutely fantastic as the character. This guy does a great job at being evil. However, I didn't care about the character. When you have this villain that pretty much drives the story like Harry Osbourne does, I want to connect with this character. That's the great thing about the first Spiderman trilogy. Before he turned, Harry Osbourne was a really awesome, likable guy. I just didn't like or care about the Harry in this movie. And then we have Paul Giamatti as the Rhino. There are so many things wrong with this. First off, the Rhino is only in this two and a half hour movie for about two minutes. He's pretty much here to set up the Sinister Six plot line, I get it, but if you're in the movie for that little and for no purpose, then what's the point? Second, the delivery is way too over the top. I get it, he's supposed to be a crazy killer, but Paul Giamatti's deliver is just so poorly done. He just looks stupid. Third, WHY THE HECK DOES THE RHINO HAVE A ROBOTIC SUIT? He's supposed to have a skin-tight rhino suit that he can never take off. I mean, the robot suit would be okay if it looked cool, but I wasn't impressed. It really just looked like it was thrown together last minute and they threw Paul's face on it. I did not like this. If you wait until the end to see what after credits clip will be here to segway this movie to the next you will be disappointed. Don't worry, there is an after credits scene, but it's just a promo for an upcoming Marvel movie. This movie is not worth staying until after the credits unless you want to see Jennifer Lawrence kick butt. Overall this was a pretty fun movie. The acting was great, the chemistry worked, the look of the movie was just fantastic, and the action was fun to watch. However, these certain setbacks prevent this movie from being a completely worthy sequel. If you walk into this movie thinking this is going to be the definitive Spiderman movie, then you will probably be disappointed. But, as it stands, I really enjoyed this movie and I wish this series the best.