"Good Comic Book Adaptation!"

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2012)

Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen and Sally Field star in this 2012 action film based on the Marvel Comics. Teen, Peter Parker (Garfield) has been living with his uncle Ben (Sheen) and aunt May (Field) since his parents left him. He learns that his father was working with one-armed scientist, Curt Connors (Ifans) on a secret experiment. Peter meets Connors and helps him find a cure for disabled people. Peter gets bit by a super-genetic spider and becomes stronger and able to crawl up walls. One night, Uncle Ben gets shot by a robber after Peter and him argue. Peter decides to become a masked vigilante searching for the guy responsible. He catches him and still fights crime. Connors decides to save his research by experimenting on himself and becomes a lethal lizard. Peter also finds romance with classmate, Gwen Stacy (Stone) who learns his secret. Soon, Peter/Spider-Man tries to save the city from the lizard. Leary plays Gwen's father who is a police captain and Spider-Man creator, Stan Lee makes a cameo like he did in Sam Raimi's trilogy and C. Thomas Howell also appears. This is a good comic book adaptation, Garfield and the cast are great and James Horner's score is excellent as usual. I recommend this.