A horrible mess

Rating: 3/10 (27 April 2014)

This Contains Spoilers
I don't normally write reviews but I just wrote a message to my friend and I didn't want to waste my words.
The start annoyed me for two reasons. First, the internet connection on a plane in the late 90's and second the fact it wasn't linked to the Avengers universe. I know this is not Sony's Fault but still annoyed me. I just kept thinking I wish Spiderman was failed experiment of the super-soldier programme like Hulk. And Oscorpe were competing with Stark Enterprises i.e. Rhino's mech-suit for military contracts would be decent.
The films started off with a sadish start with the death of Peters Parents-,And then came the campy Paul Giamatti. Has anyone ever in the history of Cinema been less threatening? Even the corpse of Bambi's mom had menacing hooves. So the film went from sad drama to campy. I felt that was a bit jarring. Peter should have been battered wreak, when he got to the graduation but he was perfectly fine.
Then 2 years pass which felt like 2 seconds. During this time Spiderman, like a stalker has been following Gwen Stacy to a Korean meat ball place (What are Korean meat balls?)- yet she doesn't think it's creepy she thinks it's enduring. I've got news for the writers there's not a girl in the world who likes to be stalked.
In between the stalking – Max Dillion the most socially awkward man in history just doesn't wait to get in the next elevator to go home instead tries to fix the electrics even though. He clearly is an electrical or structural engineer of some kind who works in RnD and not an electrician. Anyway Max Dillion now has the ability to turn in to electricity, travel through power lines etc yet he cannot zap Spiderman or even injure him. Oh wait Electro can be stopped by a simple water hoes.
Some time passes Peter Parker finds a forgotten underground railway, hits a wall and a train pops out of the ground. The perfect internet connection from the early 2000's has been uploaded to this underground train which seems to be in perfect working order and why shouldn't it be? In the train Peter Parker's dad tells Peter he loves him from the grave and only his unique DNA will accept a modified spider bite.
All is forgotten about Peter's mom. She wasn't a scientist so who cares.
At this point Harry Osborn is brooding, desperately wanting Spiderman's blood even though he has a least 20 years left and he is the CEO of a massive military technology company that deals with mutating people.
After being kicked out of Oscorp because he couldn't break into his own company, Harry thinks, I know I'll go to a heavily guarded Arkam Asylum rip-off to rescue Eletro. He ironically uses a teaser. In Arkham there is campy character number 4 DR. Kafka - couldn't they think of a more original name?
I hope you're following this so far there has been bad 4 bad guys, campy Russian (Socially awkward and campy Electro) geeky gorky Harry and evil Nazi scientist Kafka.
Then people start fighting, to that horrible dub-step sound track.
But it's OK Spiderman has a battery to save the day and defeat the enemies.
Oh yeah 2 hours have passed remember this guy it's the Russian, I am Rhino!
The End
There were few positive Dane DeHaan is excellent as are the leads. But for me the change of tone and sloppy plot was hard take. I could never connected to the characters or laughed at the jokes. Too many aspects of the movie felt odd or forced. There were a couple of scenes I felt were just awful and I didn't understand what was happening. I didn't personally felt bored and hoped the movie would end. For me it had a feel of Batman and Robin, I am sure kids will love it but I personally hated The not so Amazing Spiderman.