Far from Amazing

Rating: 1/10 (17 April 2014)

Wow. The Amazing Spider-Man was a bad movie, and surely there could be no way that the sequel, with established characters, could be worse, right? Wrong. Clocking in at 142 mins, how is it possible for this movie to rush so many elements? Harry's turn happens so quickly, and is poorly handled, not to mention that Dane DeHaan is woefully miscast in the role. Speaking of miscast, hello there Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx.
Everyone raved about the chemistry between Garfield and Stone from the first movie (even though the writing was so cringeworthy). Well, this time around it's just flat out annoying! Stone is so irritating on screen that by the time she dies, you're actually almost a little thankful. For fans of the comics, the death isn't handled right either, despite how some people might want you to think it is.
Perhaps the only good thing about the movie is that James Horner has been replaced on scoring duties. However, Hans Zimmer still doesn't get the feel right, and is leagues below Danny Elfman.
No doubt this movie will appeal to the market Sont intended when they announced a reboot, but with the way Marvel have presented their superhero offerings, it shows up how messing with something that already worked was perhaps not the best idea.