Another installment, mostly 'ho-hum' for me.

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2014)

I suppose I am too old, seeing all the various incarnations of Spiderman and wondering if they will ever let it rest. Not likely.
I saw the 'Amazing Spider Man' almost 2 years ago and enjoyed it enough. Frankly I don't think Garfield's interpretation is as genuine as Toby Maguire's was. He's good enough in most ways but for some reason he seems too goofy at times. I didn't find it as fitting for the rest of the story.
Yes, Andrew Garfield is back as Spider-Man and Peter Parker. Also Emma Stone is back as Gwen Stacy, who in the movie preceding this learned of Spidey's identity. (As an aside Garfield and Stone became a couple during the making of the first film and are presumably still.)
This episode introduces a new character, Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon, electrical engineer who, via an industrial accident, getting a high voltage then falling into a vat of electric eels, becomes Electro. At first he just wants to be helpful but is turned to the dark side and Spider Man has to figure out a way to defeat him.
Lots and lots of CGI and the acting between Stone and Garfield is just so-so. While most of it is enjoyable and entertaining to watch, I consider it a second-rate Spider Man movie overall.