Super hero? More like Soap Opera.

Rating: 4/10 (20 May 2014)

Oh gosh I don't even know where to begin. I thought the previous spider man was boring but I figured I'd watch this one because of the awesome previews and Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti. Well I can honestly say that by half an hour into the movie I was looking at the exit sign in the theater and longing to walk towards it. The movie opened with a bang but the bang had no spark. It was lack luster and predictable and Spider man's whimsical and snappy comments came off as cheap Chinese kung fu voice overs. The movie dragged along at a painfully slow pace with what seemed like no plot or direction. I think I dozed off twice. I honestly felt like I was watching a soap opera.
Foxx's character was pretty cool as electro thanks to CGI but he wasn't really formidable. He sort of retained his geeky loser qualities as electro. Giamatti's character as the rhino was awesome and formidable but a dimwit. He came off like some kind of Russian rodeo circus clown. I know the end of this almost 3 hour long melodrama was trying to prepare us for a part three but I will for sure listen to my gut this time and skip it. Like I should have done this one. 4 stars solely for the cool CGI.