The best Spider-Man film so far.

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2014)

I was talking to a friend of mine, and he said there really hasn't been a definitive, and really good Spider-Man film. And while the Spider-Man films are enjoyable- none seem to stand out over time. This one, however, does.
So why does it? What makes this film stand out, when all the others have attempted, but eventually failed in delivering a great Spider-Man film. I believe it is two things. The casting, and the writing.
I mean, I asked my brother the other day saying, "Which couple in film has the best chemistry." He thought for a moment, then replied saying, "Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone." And I believe him. It's like they're not acting in certain scenes. While many other film couples are very still and kind of dull in the way they act towards one another, these two are not. I guess it's because it's not forced. And that's what I really dug about the romance.
But my friend said that it showed too much of Gwen and Peter, and not enough of Spider-Man. I don't know. That's something you'd have to decide. On the other hand I understand why they did what they did because they wanted to build up the relationship as much as possible because this is Emma Stone's last go as Gwen Stacy.
When The Rhino, or Paul Giamatti first spoke, my friend and I cracked up. It was amazingly hilarious. I found the accent to be ridiculously brilliant.
At first when they cast Jaimie Fox, I was upset. I was upset because the character in the comics is obviously white, but they made him black, most likely for political reasons. But he happened to do an amazing job! He played shy very well, and a man who has no friends well as well. I really felt for him when he became Electro, and he was upset at Spider-Man and all the people.
Sally Field added layers to Aunt May's character. She goes beyond just a simple doting grandmother like character from the original films, even though the original Aunt May was great.
And then there's finally Harry Osborn. I'll put it this way. The guy behind me in the theater said it perfectly. "He's a way better Harry Osborn than James Franco."
And then there's the writing. I believe the writing captured who Spider-Man is, and you saw that with the one liners, and how he put out Electro with the fireman's hat on. It had a great story, and they didn't throw in villains just for the sake of throwing in villains.
The only thing I would have changed is I wouldn't have killed Gwen Stacy, since you're not going to find a person that has better chemistry with Andrew Garfield. But that's just my take.
And that's all I have to say about that.