Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 3.0
Mildy amusing
I was very dissapointed in movie. I am a huge fan of the first and eagerly anticipated this one. However I was met with a dissapointment. The storyline is not nearly as good as the first and Peter Parker goes through an emotional relapse that takes entirely to long.Spiderman 2 starts when Peter begins to think that he should stop being Spiderman and become Peter full time. His alter ego is tearing up his personal life. But after an hour or so of this soapy drama, he ends up right back where he started. I know that this was an important part in the comic, but they could have made the segment a little shorter. So the bottom line is that by the end of the movie, you want Maryjane and Peter to die.With all this emotion fluff added into the movie there isn't alot of room for a main plot. So they just thought up one in about four seconds. Doc Ock's wife dies, he goes crazy, and for some reason blames spiderman. The film lacks the charm of the first and is often rambles.The violence in this one is much darker than the first. There is one perticularly violent section about Doc Ock in the Hospital. However I dont think you should prehibit you seven year old from seeing it. Though he will most likely be bored with all the emotional minagery. I was, not because I'm an insane action buff, but becasue the two characters have no chemistry and the relationship is dumb.However the film was fairly origional and better than some of the other summer films. I am going to buy it, watch it, and be critical all the way.