First rate

Rating: 9/10 (17 April 2014)

Peter Parker continues to enquire into his parents' disappearance while being pitted against electrical supervillain Electro.
My view of this film's predecessor was pretty half-hearted - I wasn't terribly keen on a rebooted origin movie so soon after the previous trilogy, and I didn't think Curt Connors/The Lizard was either that good a villain or particularly well realised. This second episode makes it clear that we are looking at a story arc which runs over all three films, and puts to rest all the misgivings - yes, all of them - which I had after the first movie.
Specifically - Electro is a much better villain, there are some terrific action set pieces, I actually liked Sally Field in a film for the first time ever, and there is a lot of emotion here. My one criticism is that the film is continued past its obvious conclusion point. I don't want to say more for fear of spoilering.
I really enjoyed this, and I am greatly looking forward to part 3.