THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 is a ton of action, emotions and fun even though it’s about 20 minutes too long…
Two hours of the web-slinging would’ve been plenty—for me at least. (I saw the ending approaching at least three times only for the movie to keep going, and going and going)
But hey, this Spidey marks the official kick-off to Hollywood’s summer movie season and should do the industry proud.
I’m expecting an $80 million+ weekend at the domestic box office.
This second chapter of Marvel’s reboot brings back Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in a storyline of the legacy with heavy emphasis on his family secrets.
The story covers Spidey being abandoned by his parents as a boy and finding out how he became the person he is today. A quest regarding his parents’ disappearance leads him to OSCORP and on a collision course with his father’s former partner, Doctor Curt Conners and his alter ego.
So are we talking less action here?
Hardly, the action is practically non-stop. All while Peter is trying to carry on a relationship with his heartthrob Gwen Stacey played perfectly by Emma Stone.
Emma Stone
And as far as I’m concerned Stones steals the show.
Peter Parker facing life-altering decisions uses his powers to shape his destiny and become a hero. All the while webbing his way throug the Big Apple.
NYC fans will love it.
All that plus an impressive supporting cast including Sally Field as Aunt May and Jamie Foxx as Electro (thanks to an unfortunate encounter with some killer electric eels).
There’s Chris Cooper, Denis Leary, Paul Giamatti, Campbell Scott and Dan DeHaan, as weird Harry Osborn, who was once Peter’s pal but now inherits murky OSCORP.
Kansas City’s Chris Cooper
Will there be a Spider-Man 3?
Is the Pope Catholic?
But what of Emma Stone’s Gwen character?
Not telling. You’ll have to see for yourself.
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 grading out a B- with this reviewer.
(Reviewed at AMC Barrywoods Theatre)
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Who is Mary Jane in this reboot?
No Mary Jane, Gwen Stacy instead.
It sounds like this reboot went sour in only two movies.
Naw, I wouldn’t say that and hope you didn’t get that out of my review.
Matter of fact we’ll see whether it went sour in a few days as the ultimate critics are the moviegoers who critique with their ticket purchases.
Just basing it on the other reviews I have seen.
Since I have young boys, I see every superhero flick (yay for me!). Spiderman was my favorite hero as a kid, so I know the story more intimately than others. This was a kitchen-sink movie; they wanted to get everything they could into 2 1/2 hours. There was no build up as they had to rush to tell all these different stories, so the pay-offs weren’t earned. Andrew Garfield does have the character nailed, tho.