A decent sequel but a failed franchise starter

Rating: 6/10 (9 July 2017)

The sequel to the reboot expands on the backstory of Spider-man's parents and introduces new villains in an unsuccessful attempt to build a Spider-man universe. After a brief prologue about his parents, Spider-man (Andrew Garfield) swings through the city, a lot more comfortable in his role as a hero as he fights the criminal Aleksei Sytsevich (Paul Giamatti). In the process, he saves the electrician Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx). Late for his own graduations where valedictorian Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) gives a speech, Peter Parker swings in just in time having stopped the criminal from getting away with stolen plutonium. Living at home with Aunt May (Sally Field), Peter struggles to continue to be a hero and keep his identity a secret as the city has mixed feelings about him.
Max Dillon is obsessed with Spider-man making up voices for him as he readies for work and imagining scenarios where he worked with him. Gwen Stacy also works at Oscorp whose founder Norman Osborn (Chris Cooper) has died, leaving the corporation to his son Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan). Max stays behind at Oscorp tower to fix a power problem, is shocked, and falls into a tank of water filled with electric eels. Harry takes control of Oscorp assigning Felicia (Felicity Jones) a top role but taking time to socialize with his childhood friend, Peter. As Oscorp tries to cover up his death, Max Dillon awakes as Electro, possessing an out of control electrical ability.
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