Spidey Deserves Better!

Rating: 5/10 (1 May 2014)

A sequel to the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man, 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' is, at best, an average sequel, to an equally stilted prequel. The Script is predictable & hardly offers anything new in terms of story-telling! Certainly, Spidey Deserves Better!
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Synopsis: Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of super-villains against him, impacting on his life.
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' is visually brilliant & the action set-pieces, are outstanding. But in terms of storytelling, its strictly average. The love-story is blandly treated, while the hero versus villain conflict, has a few wow moments. But overall, everything comes across as predictable & foreseeable. The narrative is very been-there-seen-that!
Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner's Screenplay is very okay, although a twist in the finale, does leave an impact. Marc Webb's Direction is dull. Graphics are top-class.
Performance-Wise: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, continues to deliver sincerely. Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, looks gorgeous. Jamie Foxx as Electro/Max Dillon, delivers the best performance in the film. He's creepy & menacing. Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, hams. Sally Field as Aunt May, is dignified. Paul Giamatti as Rhino, appears in a tiny role.
On the whole, 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' is far from amazing.