For once, the definitive Spider Man.

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2013)

Andrew Garfield, the new Spidey, should have been the first Spider Man. The original, in this case the ubernerd Toby Maguire, was so terrible in the role that it beggared the imagination. And pairing up this dwarf with Kirsten Dunst, the statuesque love interest in the first go 'round, was about as believable as Michael Jackson's baby chimp mating with King Kong—a total and complete casting disaster—watching them kiss was like watching your parents make love. According to everything written about Stan Lee's original vision of this super hero, Peter Parker was much darker and more conflicted than the previous, watered down version, and it's about time that the producers got it right. Emma Stone was right for the role as the love interest as well, rounding out the superb cast. In short, this is the film that the first wanted to be.