Overall disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (11 July 2012)

Fans of Spider-man comics will still be waiting for an adaptation that truly reflects the mood of the comic-book after leaving the theatre from watching "The Amazing Spider-man". As an adaptation the film makes a very good composition of Peter Parker as an high-school student but fails completely in the Peter Parker as an "adoptive son" of his uncles. The relationship between Peter Parker and May Parker is incredibly misrepresented. As an adaptation, too much liberties are taken with other traits of the Spider-man character.
But, and as a film on its own, leaving aside the supposed adaptation status, The Amazing Spider-man is very unbalanced movie. Peter Parker is never a character one can really relate to. It is too schematic and lacks profundity. Also we never quite understand how other characters like Gwen Stacy and his own aunt May can be so sympathetic towards Peter Parker because his behaviour to keep is secret identity a secret come off as a real jerk. So all the sympathy towards Peter Parker is never believable. Is like people just decided that Parker is OK and nothing he does can change that. C'mon people, get real. The "origins" scene, when Parker acquires its spider-powers is also a very unbelievable one. It misses one thing to make it believable: the uniqueness. The way it was enacted, it sounds like anybody can acquire does powers if they found themselves in the position Peter is in, there is no circumstance that let it be a once-in-lifetime occasion and no repeatable to anyone once it happens to Peter Parker. And that kind of finishes everything for a super-hero film. It just doesn't work to think that any time tomorrow or the next day some other guy walks into a room and comes out another spider-man. The film is also very lengthy without any particular reason. It seems that scenes where just included to play with special effects and 3D. Since the special effects are really not particularly awesome it works against the film. The attempt to introduce a larger plot to be continued in sequels revolving around Peter Parker's parents also does not work because frankly the viewer never has anything in the plot that makes one care for Parker's parents. Overall the Amazing Spider-man is a disappointing film. It is not terrible. It is not good. Is "watchable" but leaves no impression whatsoever.