Great villains, action scenes, and music, dragged down by poor writing.

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2014)

I decided to review this movie, primarily because i wanted to state what i feel it has changed since the recent outburst of, in my humble opinion, very disappointing Marvel movies, those being Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, and The Wolverine (which was by far the worst of the three).
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is at least two steps up from it's 2012 predecessor, both in terms of flair and substance. The soundtrack is outstanding, but how can you expect less when the great Hans Zimmer is involved? Everyone in the cast was a great fit for their roles, especially the insanely talented Dane Dehaan, who you should definitely keep an eye on. Jamie Foxx was a good choice for Electro, the action scenes with him were absolutely superb and definitely the best part of the movie, however the average and corny writing kept his character from truly shining. The mystery behind Peter's parents and his relationship with Gwen are deeply explored in the movie, although there were many moments where those scenes actually felt more like unnecessary fillers instead of investing you emotionally into the characters and the story. There were however some truly unexpected moments that will definitely surprise you, but without giving any spoilers away, i just want to say that the second half of the movie is definitely better and leaves you wanting to see what the sequel brings.
To give a quick summary of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it was a movie with very interesting villains, visually stunning action scenes and a superb soundtrack, but it also contained some unnecessary filler scenes that were mainly ruined by poor writing, and even with the 2hr+ runtime it still felt rushed and left me wanting more. I give this movie a 7.5/10.