The Amazing Spiderman - Amazing in many ways, though digressing in some

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2012)

I count myself among the biggest fans of the Spiderman Series. So when I heard about the series reboot idea, I felt a bit skeptical about it given that Sam Raimi delivered an enthralling trilogy. The promos looked quite promising, although many of the scenes were repeated in the subsequent trailers.
"With great power comes a great responsibility" - it does look that Mark Webb did a fairly good job with his directorial power. Utilizing his years experience in directing music videos and documentaries, he proved his might in directing a superhero movie on which the entire production house pinned its hopes upon (ofcourse after his wonderfully directed venture - 500 Days of Summer). The movie has its moments which mesmerize you, the moments which make you feel the anguish of Peter Parker and those which bring a smile upon your face.
Casting of the movie could have been no better. No character is out of place and each one plays their role perfectly. Andrew Garfield does full justice to the roles of the naive and diligent Peter Parker as well as the quick witted Spidey. Emma Stone adapts the screen well with Andrew as his love interest and delivers a fairly good performance. Rhys Ifans fits in well as a scientist cum professor Dr. Kurt Connors and the fearsome Lizard. Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May, do not disappoint either. The emotions are carried as well as delivered with fine performances.
Coming to the negative points of the movie, it lacks a coherent script and does not deliver as it had promised in the promos. It was disappointing to not witness a complete story in one movie. There are quite a few loose ends that are kept open (or may be even forgotten by the script writers),which perhaps could have been given a neat finish.
And if I have to compare to the previous Spiderman series, I'm sure everyone will miss J. Jonah Jameson. His aggressive character did win applaud in the previous series and his absence is surely felt in this new venture. The background score is not at all captivating. I believe the true essence of a scene lies in its background score, be it an action packed sequence or an emotional one. In this regard too the earlier Spidey wins the vote. The special effects in the entire movie are dismal. The action scenes involving the Lizard do not last long enough to enthrall the audience.
Summing it up, the movie does its job of rebooting the Spiderman Series with a bang. I hope the script writers learn their minor mistakes in this venture, and deliver a stunning script in the sequel to this movie. Two things for which the movie is watchable - Andrew Garfield's stunning performance and the 3D effect of swinging along with the Spidey. Wooooo!