Not as bad as some would have you believe, but still an absolute mess.

Rating: 5/10 (14 February 2018)

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)' is not as bad as some would have you believe, in fact I'd even say it's better than the first 'Amazing Spider-Man' movie. It's still an under-cooked and over-produced mess, though, one that is most certainly the result of too many cooks (and super-villains) in the kitchen. There are scenes that provide passing entertainment, the spider-swinging sequences are fantastically realised with honestly some of the best visual effects I've seen, but the feature then gets bogged down in exposition and stupidity as a corporate espionage plot comes into play and then promptly fizzles away, leaving us with nothing but the empty promise of sequels which will now, after this film failed so spectacularly, never see the light of day. 5/10