Disappointment (Spoiler-Free)

Rating: 2/10 (15 May 2014)

*DEEP BREATH* Here we go:
I just saw this in theaters and holy cow was it bad! "How bad was it?". To be fair, I've seen Spider-Man 1, 2, 3 and the first Amazing Spider Man. So far, they were all great (except 3). I had very high expectations for this to be decent enough. What can possibly go wrong? As soon as the lights went down in the movie theater, I was excited.
The first 10 minutes were catchy. It's getting interesting with back-story and appealing visuals. All of sudden, it goes downhill. First thing's first, the actor who played Harry was completely wrong and miscasted as this character. This Dane DeHaan guy makes James Franco's portrayal of the same role look like Al Pachino! Next, it started getting really slow after the 30 minute mark and it felt like an eternity until the credits started rolling.
It's pretty clear that Jamie Foxx (who is a talented actor) couldn't refuse the paycheck. Also, that Rhino dude was unintentionally hilarious to the point where the film literally took itself way too seriously. Now I know that Andrew Garfield is a fantastic actor but sometimes, the confusing writing forces him to do things that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. For example, Peter stalks Gwen to her appointment for admissions to this college she got accepted into. He then fraudulently poses as a college staff member to the woman at front desk and it isn't even clever/believable. Here's another issue I had with this over-hyped superhero flick. Peter dresses up as Spider-Man at Harry's request. Out of nowhere, Harry tells him that he's dying (I'm guessing that the cause of it is alcohol poisoning) and asks for his blood. "Spider-Man" makes up excuses, leaves, and sends Harry in a drunken rage making it a pointless filler scene for Harry to be shown as a a villain for less than 20 minutes of screen time. Overall, the special effects were impressive but the script was obviously rushed and it was surprisingly boring. Even in 3D, this was a flop!