The Amazing Spider-Man review - no spoilers

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2012)

The Amazing Spider-man review - No Spoiler's
May not be "Amazing" but it damn well near comes close
By Nathan Hall
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
A fun-filled ride for the whole family though at certain sections with this been a 12a and some parents taking their little children to see it some children were taken out of theatre so please be cautious. A superb filled out cast, excellent portray of Spider-man via his movements, speech and actions/ effects. The lizard has excellent CGI and this CGI upholds for most parts of the film. The third act is a bit wobbly though returns strong at the end.........remember this is a Marvel film so stay during credits...
Full Review
With the release of Sony's reboot on the Spider-man franchise it only comes to stand that it is inevitably going to be compared to the previous trilogy to which had its huge up and down moments this most likely been the case with Spider-man 3, and its terrible onslaught of villain over kill.
Though as a huge fan of the Webheads antics since a small child and waiting to see this film a lot of promotional items were released maybe to an over extent people might believe but from what you've seen in the trailers and shorts, this is only a miniscule comparison to this title. Marc Webb who is best known for his work on the 500 days of summer movie takes the director's chair on this occasion and put across his term a more "realistic" Spider-Man.
Of course no person is going to be climbing walls, free falling 30 storeys and shooting webs anytime soon.....maybe ha ha. But when it comes to his take on this film the term realistic comes in the way he presents physics set in this world and use a lot more on camera spidey-shots than CGI add in's though taken they're are still a lot of these in there, but his more humane approach to the title character and its following cast is what brings a more emotional depth off the bat to this franchise from Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben and Sally Field as a younger portrayed Aunt May.
Alongside this the main hero himself Spider-Man is portrayed by British actor Andrew Garfield, whose first lead role in a film comes over almost completely superb from his frail beginnings as a naive Peter Parker and growing into the man with great power into Spider-Man who embodies all the heroic responsibilities. The comedic factor in the film has it's moments though not as many as announced would and also how its presented via it's trailers but nether the less when those moments hit Garfield really shines to how Spider-Man is always meant to be. Furthermore when it comes to action scenes and moments of suspense and acts requiring dramatic effect, with help from the script Garfield does shine as the title character. I just hope that he's given the chance to shine further if a sequel though almost inevitable will surface.
Cast that is also included are presented by the ever wonderful and fascinating Emma Stone portraying the role of Peter's first Major love arc character Gwen Stacy and shines a lot more more than what previous occupier Bryce Dallas Howard allowed. In the film she is is not portrayed as a damsel in distress quite the opposite in actual fact. She brings a good level head and excellent acting chops to portray a strong female lead which in this day of cinema is becoming ever more present which is a very good and big step forward.
Other Cast members include Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Conners/ The Lizard (previously portrayed by poor Dylan Baker). The film from the beginning portrays him as a surrogate father figure for Parker in some of the scenes but as the film transgresses his "evolution" takes a foot, not just in delivery physically but through his direct acting vocal skills also.
To finally finish up the cast we also have Dennis Leary as Cpt. Stacy Gwen's father and leader of the hunt for the vigilante known as Spider-Man. His portrayal of the character tries to show the balancing arc's of fatherhood trying to protect his family and the heavy scales of the law tipping him in many directions when it comes the films central plot. Though his performance is quiet admirable and fun to watch on the big screen.
The CGI in the film is of a top notch quality even at segments to which are heavy CG bound via the Lizard and certain scenes with Spidey's movement's but none-the-less is a top job especially the facial expressions and animations done for the lizard to which was criticized heavy for his original appearance with how people see him.
The storyline does however have it's down moments but practically every film does, some reviewers have called it a twilight-esc Spider-Man film they are completely wrong and just using the central love connection between the title character;s as it's basis.......though this film has a more in-depth emotion take on love than the Twilight films have in the entirety. To continue though as this been a reboot we all have the "montage sequence" though compared to the original Spiderman film with Tobey Maguire, it actually shows the progression of the suits creation not just oh here it is and this suit feels like it could actually be made by a teenager where as the previous films were too elaborate in my books looking good but elaborate.
The third act of the film is basically split into two parts and this is where the film starts to wobble a little bit in my opinion but still holds strong through its final segments.