Underdeveloped Let Down of a Sequel

Rating: 3/10 (6 January 2015)

The followup sequel to the 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, director Marc Webb returns to bring this sequel. Now having watched the film in its full entirety, I have noticed more than its share of pieces than I have originally. TASM2 is precisely nowhere near as complete and story oriented than its processor, and there are several reasons for these claims. In TASM2 the tension and characters between the leads Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are there, but there was too much of it. The romance worked in the first one but in here, it should have been toned down. The lead villain of Electro (Jamie Foxx) I believe was a terrible choice as a villain and actor. The presence was not felt, and Electro being the lead villain did not do justice. There was little excitement. I did enjoy Dane Dehaan as Harry Osbourne, the Green Goblin, but his character as the Green Goblin was underused (Green Goblin only shows up for one scene towards the final 30 minutes). The development was not much but the relationship scenes with Peter and Harry were solid.
The overall tone of the film was much more depressing than the original. Mainly because of how the film ends with letting Gwen have an exit (we knew it was coming but I believe it could have done much more smoothly). Aside from that, the overall atmosphere just did not work and it was more dark and less to get into. The story was lacking, which is why I think TASM was much better, because it had a better story, more original and there was more heartfelt emotion left. Also there were more consistent action scenes where as in TASM2 it did feel more as a love story, which of course would be a letdown for Spider-Man fans. As of now it is undecided how TASM3 will be, or if there will be another reboot of the franchise. I hope the best decision will be made. ==================================================================== == ======
As a rewatch (07/10/17') we can see the flaws and overall tone which made this film be considered a mess for critics and movie goers resulting into the eventual reboot for Spider-Man: Homecoming. The main problems with the film as mentioned in the review are the plot isn't as interesting as they thought and has been done before and the character of Max/Electro was a very weak and awful choice for a villain. The character did a very quick turn into loving Spider-Man to wanting to kill him. It made little sense.Besides the nice visuals, and the costume of Spider-Man, much of this film was a disappointment. In the end, TASM2 may be the most forgettable Spider-Man live action film. After a third rewatch 04/03/19', TASM2 really does not offer much of anything interesting, and there are many flaws. Not enough interest to warrant a great watch.