Where is all the hate coming from?

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2014)

This was the best Spider-Man film I've ever seen. The action was gripping and intense. The villains(especially Dane DeHann) were compelling if not a little bit cheesy. The character interaction was pure Spider-Man, from Peter's quips in the suit to Gwen's and his conversations it all felt organic and genuine. Not to mention the powerful chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.
I'm not going to spoil anything here, but the plot moves a surprisingly brisk pace despite it carrying a fair amount of story threads. Only dragging in a handful of moments, but other moments seemed to make up for it.
I keep seeing complaints that the film was too CGI heavy and that just seems like an odd thing to point out since while yes there are a lot effects in the movie they all look amazing. No one can tell me with a straight face the opening scene where Spidey is swinging around the city wasn't gorgeous.
Let's not forget the soundtrack which was a major step up from the previous film's bland flavorless garbage. Each character had a distinct theme and clever instrumentation to accompany it. While yes the infamous dubstep is implemented it does it in a way that makes sense and doesn't feel tasteless. Not to mention the new Spider-Man theme gave me chills.
One of the things I keep seeing is that focus on the romance between Peter and Gwen is very Twilight like. I feel like the people who say that haven't seen or read Twilight, in Twilight the main character cannot be self-sufficient and needs man to come hold her and make all the bad feelings go away. In this film while yes there is a central romance involving teenagers it's a healthier relationship in which both participants have other obligations they must tend to thus killing their relationship. They aren't dependent on each other as they more are simply clinging to the only bit constant in their lives as everything changes.
That all being said yes this film as some problems and isn't perfect. Electro is pretty bland for as far as villains go, but he's still interesting. Jamie Foxx just hams it up every time he's on screen which really is odd compared to DeHann who plays a much more subdued character. And when the story drags, you can really feel it. This doesn't it make it a bad film or detract from the really well done scenes.
Overall don't believe the hate, it's fun and more importantly better than Man of Steel and Spider-Man 3.