The amazing spiderman not so amazing

Rating: 5/10 (4 July 2012)

The amazing Spider-man was not so amazing after all. The story is different yet not so different from the Sam Raimi version and that's why till now I don't understand the point of rebooting it. I read some posh reviews, probably written by pretentious critics who never read a comic in their life and think that all Superhero movies should be dark and gloomy to be good . They all give this movie the thumbs up. This movie is alright, but it is nothing special. I also felt that the creators did not get the essence of Spiderman , the key message "With great power there must also come—great responsibility!" In this version the character did not learn from his mistakes and did not act responsibly.
As for the movie itself I thought the acting was sketchy, the characters undeveloped and the action lacking. The script was weak and all the cool parts were rushed. On the other hand all the unnecessary parts dragged to the extent of getting boring. Unlike Toby Maguire (I know people say I should not compare) Andrew Garfield was monotonous. I did not know if he was happy or sad, excited or scared.
I am not impressed, especially that a reboot should add to the story, not take from it. If I want to watch a spider-man movie I will stick to the Sam Raimi version.