Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 3.0
Spider-SAP!! Leggo my heartstrings, Spidey!! I wanna see some ACTION!!
If you thought the first one was sappy and melodramatic, OH MY GOD this one is TEN TIMES worse. What is it with Marvel comic flicks and teary-eyed cheesiness?I feel like watching this film again just so I can count the times that each character in the film has tears welled up in their eyes. Almost EVERY character gets teary-eyed at some point in the film (some of them three or four times).The action sequences are no better than the ones in the first film (although we do get to see some trademark Raimi camera work when Doc Ock wakes up in the hospital), and there is very little action and way too much cheesy melodrama. I didn't think it was possible to turn Spider-Man into a chick flick, but they pulled it off in flying colors.And Spider-Man only utters ONE snappy one-liner in the ENTIRE film!! What the f*** is that s*** !?Let's review: this film is sappy, cheesy, and boring. Wait for it to come out on video or watch it on cable. Maybe that'll teach Stan Lee and Sam Raimi to work with better writers.