Pretty pointless reboot.

Rating: 5/10 (3 May 2014)

Why was this made? I ask you, why? We know the story and there is nothing wrong with how it was told in the Sam Raimi versions, so why? to be darker and please the comic fans, or to make more money. Hmm...how bout both. Seriously, this does nothing more than change the cast around and tell the story quicker, nothing more.
Andrew Garfield plays an okay Spider-Man with the wise cracking and confidence etc, but his Peter Parker does not hold a candle to Tobey Maguire. He plays it more normal and straightforward, rather than nerdy, which is what Peter Parker is. Gwen Stacey is a huge improvement over Mary Jane which I liked, but their chemistry starting out is awkward and stupid. The villain is a friend of Peter's dad, Curt Connors, who develops a serum that could grow back his arm, but instead turns him into a horrible looking CGI lizard. Although the fights with the lizard are unique and he isn't the worst Spider-man villain we've seen, he's still ugly as sh*t and dies pretty simply. The film is style over substance, and the style is not that interesting. It's dull and it's trying too hard to change the way it tells the story. Nothing stood out that I haven't all ready seen. The death of Uncle Ben is not only brushed aside like nothing, but he's not even what motivates Peter to become Spider- Man. No, it's Denis Leary playing the police chief, and Gwen's father.
When something stylized in the film works, it works well enough to get by, but definitely not enough to really enjoy. Would not recommend unless you're a big fan of the comics.