Decent movie, but it seems to be kind of a mess

Rating: 7/10 (1 June 2014)

This review may contain spoilers because I think I should give my reasons about the movie on whats right and wrong. I don't review movies that contain spoilers because I rather much prefer not to give away things that were in the movie; however, if I do give away I would say it only if the movie is already shown in theaters. This may or may not be the only review that I give out spoilers, but its not a big deal. Enjoy my review. I did go see "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" in theaters, and I thought it left me with a split reaction. Here are the good stuff: First, I said in my review of "The Amazing Spider-Man" that James Horner's score was okay, but not as amazing as Danny Elfman's score. Although I did say that Horner's score may grew on me if I did say it or not. With that said, with James Horner out of the picture Hans Zimmer comes in to do score after scoring "Man of Steel" and The Dark Knight Trilogy." How was it? It was pretty darn good. This may be better than Horner's, and may be the best one. Second, I thought the chemistry between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacey are very good. The acting in this movie is well done, but I give most props to Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. The action is great along with its wonderful special effects, and third, the Spider-Man costume look awesome. I do enjoy the last costume he wore in the last movie, but I enjoy this one the best. Not only is it faithful to the comics, but I really love the the textures and the details. It pretty much reminds me of the original Spider-Man suit in the Sam Raimi movies. So what's wrong with this movie? The villains in this movie are not interesting. It has nothing to do with the acting, and I don't think anyone did terrible. I just didn't buy anyone that I'm suppose to get invest with. Electro is our main villain in this movie, and I thought the filmmakers handle his character wrong. The design of him looks fine, but the way he portrays in this movie is like watching a clone version of Edward Nygma from "Batman Forever." He first starts off as fan of the city's savior, and then turns against him. Jamie Foxx is a fine actor, but he seems to be badly directed and not portraying him right as he was in the comics. Paul Giamatti plays Rhino in this movie, but he is only there for short time and has nothing much to do. Like Foxx, a fine actor. Now before I talk about Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn/Green Goblin, I like to point out on Chris Cooper as Norman Osborn. He is only there for a cameo, and just dies already. We don't see him become the Green Goblin, but we see Harry instead. Looks like Cooper is only here for a check. Now DeHaan, he may be a fine actor as I seen him in "Chronicle" but he seems to be too much to play both Harry and his alter ego. While the design of the original Green Goblin was alright in the original first movie, but this design is way overdone. They probably may him too menacing for the actor, and wish if they tone him down a bit. He does become the Green Goblin at the end, but it seems to be rushed. I know the Green Goblin is suppose to be menacing, but not that menacing. Willem Dafoe, in my opinion, did better because not only he was serious, but he was also having a fun time as well. He is like Spider Man's own Joker because he laughs, and kills people. So that is my own thoughts on the Green Goblin. The story itself is not balance well enough because at times it can be serious like Christopher Nolan or Tim Burton, while at other times it can be like Joel Schumacher. Also, I thought the marketing isn't really that good because they gave away in the trailers and other stuff that I know maybe others do know that Gwen Stacey is suppose to die in this movie. That just ruins the suspense, and should have not been giving away to those who may have not read the comic books. This movie is on par with "Spider-Man 3" because they both have flaws, but they are enjoyable. Overall, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is decent movie, but it seems to be kind of a mess. I give this movie a 7 out of 10.