Some critics believed The Amazing Spider-Man came to early to reboot the franchise .
The reboot received generally favorable reviews , with critics praising mostly Andrew Garfield 's performance , the visual style , James Horner 's musical score , and the realistic portrayal of the title character , but criticized some underdeveloped story-lines , noting the film 's deleted scenes , some deeming it too soon for a reboot , and the introduction of the Lizard as the villain for being too surreal for the film .