The romance drags down the movie

Rating: 6/10 (22 October 2012)

I am a little ambivalent towards the movie. There are many good things in it. Like the part when Peter(played well by Andy Garfield) slowly begins discovering his powers and causes destruction at home. Or like the action scenes between the lizard and spider man which are very well done. Spider man here is funny. he talks to the policeman and occasionally also taunts the cops, just like in the comics. However, the movie devotes a large amount of time in the romantic scenes between Gwen Stacy and Parker which after a period of time just begin to drag the movie. The story is different in the beginning and there is the convergence only when Peter's uncle is killed. Rhys Ifans as the lizard is impressive. However, he does not hold a candle to even the lamest villain of Batman who are generally evil to their very core. Entertaining but not relentlessly so. A sincere effort but could have done much better with a shorter and tighter movie. 3 out of 5 for this. The Spider Man is not really amazing but still manages to hold on to the special spot in your heart.