Product: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Rating: 4.0
WORTHY SEQUEL
Spiderman 2 is a worthy sequel that keeps pace with the original without destroying the franchise by contradicting established history the way the Batman series unfortunately did. The performances are first-rate throughout. Tobey Maguire oozes with conflict and angst without ever being over the top. There are some bad moments with musical montages and poor grammar, but for the most part the film successfully walks the line between comic book camp and blockbuster thriller without doing disservice to either genre.