The Mediocre Spiderman

Rating: 5/10 (8 July 2012)

Off the bat, the "amazing" spider-man is already a problem for a pedantic brat like myself, but then again the "mediocre" spider-man hasn't really got the same ring to it. obviously most of the plot is the same as the first installment of the previous series which is nobodies fault. i felt that, although i have no real complaints about Andrew Garfield's performance, he did give off much more of a hipster vibe than the nerdy loser portrayed by Toby Maguire. this might have been a conscious decision made by the management to try and "nudge" the envelope. also when in one of the underwhelming pillow fights between lizard man and spider dude i found the quips infuriatingly annoying. so all in all i would not recommend this film