A big drop in quality over the last movie

Rating: 4/10 (12 November 2015)

I really enjoyed the 2012 Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot that was far more satisfying than the Spider-Man right before it. So in spite of hearing negative things, I had to watch this.
The first scene in it, which doesn't have Spidey in it, is pretty decent, with a bit of mystery and an exciting take on uploading a file.
Alas, the movie lost me as Spider-Man appeared. First off - and I know this isn't an easy task - the special effects looked unconvincing. Spider-Man's movements were too fluid, as though he were fully animated (which he probably was).
The movie starts with a chase scene, with a wise-cracking Spidey taunting the bad guys and rescuing a bunch of people. It was just okay, and there was a bit on Spidey trying to corral some dangerous test-tubes that was too close to slapstick.
I watched almost an hour of the movie, and while that included a couple of action scenes, some banter, a character introduction, and the oddly serious, Montgomery Clift style Peter Parker, none of it caught my interest.
In fact, the only really good scene was Peter and his girlfriend flirting and making rules for each other. It was a nice little scene that suggested the producers should have just cast the principals in a little romantic comedy.
When the best thing about a big action movie is the love interest, it's not a good action movie. So I gave up on it.