High budget poor direction.

Rating: 5/10 (1 May 2014)

I wouldn't necessarily class myself as a superhero whiz-kid, but I do know a bit about what to expect from a good film and unfortunately this was below average. Perhaps I'm being a little harsh, but if you compare a superhero franchise such as the Dark Knight to the writings of Kurtzman & Orci, you'll understand that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is not so amazing at all. These writers had previously worked on such films as the Transformer series, so how could they forget how to write an action film within a year? The typical last second save of a persons life, is literally text book stuff. When will we see something that isn't inevitably predictable?
What enraged me was the lack of originality, the poor continuity and excessive/unnecessary use of music throughout the production. I can only question whether the audio department had done their jobs correctly if they believed adding an inappropriate/unnecessary songs would mask their errors. Maybe I'm looking too far into it and in fact it was an attempt to appeal to a younger target audience. Regardless, I didn't like it.
For anyone who isn't familiar with Webb's work, you should know that throughout his career, directing action/adventure movies is not a regular occurrence; which is evident within The Amazing Spider-Man 2. It just shows that anyone with a slight interest in action and a high budget can produce a run-of-the-mill action film.
By employing just under 400 people within the visual effects department, Marc Webb clearly states his intentions for the movie. Its no secret that the Spider-Man films are nothing less than visually amazing, but when the plot suffers as a result of this you have to question Webb's decisions.
Nevertheless, this film was entertaining and the casts performance was exceptional, in specifically Garfield (Spider-Man). I imagine the younger target audience would get out the cinema and instantly be mimicking Spider-Man's web-slinging abilities.