It's an OK movie but many may not like it all that much.

Rating: 6/10 (3 September 2014)

After watching number one I could not wait to watch number 2. I was very disappointed. I gave it a 6 because I think their hearts were in the right place, but their minds were most of the time somewhere else. The movie was so slow in so many spots. Another problem is that things would happen and you would either scratch your head trying to understand more or have a real desire to know a lot more - but you never do. There were some inconsistencies or inadequacies. One of the things movies seem to do these days is have a scene that required the characters to do something quickly and they stand around and talk. You won't be disappointed if you are looking for that. The action sequences were far too fast and at times incoherent. It's like they were trying to see how much animation and special effects they could put in a few seconds. I could live with most of that as I do not expect Spider-Man to be the Great American Epic, but I want to be entertained without having to constantly think about things like "why did they do that" or "that really does not make any sense". And there are movies that can combine humor with very serious stuff very well. This is for sure not one of them. It was an 8.5 for me until the end. While the ending may have pleased a lot of people or not been much of a problem, for me it sucked the big one in 3 different ways. I won't tell you what they are but let you find out for yourself. While the rating on IMDb at present is a 7.1 for both movies, you will note that the second movie has only about half the votes as the first one. My guess is that word of mouth slowed ticket sales significantly, which reflected in a lot less reviews. At present box office for the 2 movies shows almost twice as much for the original. In fact, add both 1 and 2 box offices together and they are not much more than the total for the original Spider-Man 3. Numbers are adjusted for inflation. If you love Spider-Man because you like the character, this movie will satisfy you. However, if you expect more out of the movie, don't buy it - rent it. It is hard to make a number 2 as good as the number 1. But with just some minor adjustments, this could have been even better. Number one is a 10 in my book. If you do like I did and watch the movies back to back you will be even more disappointed I believe.