The Amazing Spiderman Delivers

Rating: 7/10 (12 July 2012)

The Amazing Spider Man tells the story of Peter Parker a young teenager in high school who one day gets bitten by a genetically enhanced spider, he undergoes changes from this.
The Amazing Spider Man is one of those films where I wasn't looking forward to it at first because it was a reboot, and usually with reboots they end up being bad. When I saw the teaser for the film last year, I thought it made Spider Man look like it was going to be dark and gritty, like The Dark Knight was but this was not the case with the actual film. The Amazing Spider Man may be darker then the original Rami films, but it also has plenty of jokes in it to balance it out.
I think why The Amazing Spider Man mainly works for is because the story draws you in, sure its a bit of a generic story but then again so are most other movies of this genre. The film tells the story of Peter Parker and what happens to him when he gets bitten by a genetically enhanced spider and how the changes affect him, it also focuses on the relationships that Peter has with his Aunt and uncle, Gwen Stacy and her father, and Dr. Connors. This is why I think the movie focuses on so many levels, it focuses on the story first and then the action later, its about the relationships in Peter's life its about the changes Peter faces and how they affect his life.
The Amazing Spider Man also delivers on the action and not once during the film does the action get confusing. The only downfall for the movie is that there isn't to many action scenes, while this isn't a bad thing I still would have to liked to see a few more scenes between The Lizard and Spider Man.
All of the actors in the movie delivers solid performances but for me the breakout performance in the movie would have to be Andrew Garfield as Spider Man, if there was one thing the movie had going for it, it would be Garfield. Ever since I saw Garfield in The Social Network I've been a big fan of his, I think Garfield was the perfect choice to portray both Peter Parker and Spiderman because he fits the role so perfectly and delivers a great performance that stands out in the movie, I think Garfield should win an award for his performance. Emma Stone also delivered a strong performance as Gwen Stacy, she made you believe that a girl like her would fall for a nerd like Peter Parker, Emma Stone makes you believe in the relationship that her and Peter has. I would also like to point out that Rhys Ifans delivers a solid performance as Dr. Connors and The Lizard, he makes you feel for the character even though The Lizard is your typical Villain.
The Amazing Spider Man is the best Spider Man film yet, it delivers on everything you would expect from a Spider Man movie and make sure to stay during the end credits as there's a scene mid way through.