Another Solid Outing from Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2014)

As a self proclaimed Marvel fanboy, I purchased my tickets for the premier showing well in advance of opening night. After Amazing Spiderman, I was very excited to see what Mark Webb had in store next for Peter Parker. My expectations were at an all time high for this one, and for the most part the movie delivered.
As with the Amazing Spiderman, we get a wonderful performance by Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. I know some don't like him but I think he does a great job of embodying the young carefree cockiness I have always loved about Spiderman. Jamie Foxx is also excellent as the villain Electro. He does a great job of making you feel sorry for his situation. The rest of the cast did a fine job and there wasn't anyone that stood out as having a poor acting role in this one.
What I think the movie does great, is deal with some very heavy things. I won't go into detail as I don't want to spoil anything but there are no punches pulled in this one. The film tackles some of the biggest moments in the comics and does so head on.
What I feel ended up bringing this film down for me was the fight scenes. Although movies don't have to be jam packed with fight scenes, I feel the ones in Amazing Spiderman 2 were just too short. Fights seemed to last seconds and we never really got to explore any of the characters fighting strengths.
The movie does clearly set its self for the next film in the series which to be honest I am a little worried about. I didn't like the look of some of the villains who are teased for the upcoming film but as they are barely in this one, I didn't let that sway my opinion of this movie.
Ultimately, if your a Spiderman fan you owe it to yourself to check this one out. It may not have fully reached and exceeded my expectations but it is without a doubt an excellent summer blockbuster.