The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review

3.5 out of 5

Action, Superhero

The Verdict

Thumbs Up: Worth a Watch

Spider-Man fans who care most about Peter and Gwen. It’s rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence.

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Synopsis

In this sequel, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is graduating from high school and becoming one with his powers as Spider-Man. One day he saves an Oscorp employee named Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx). Unfortunately for Spider-Man, Max has a freaky accident that turns him into a super villain called Electro. Peter now has to balance his life and his duties of being Spider-Man. This is one test that could take Peter to his limit.

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Full Review (Spoilers)

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The Good

Relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy

improved a lot. There’s a lot of love between them both and you can tell

it from the heart felt screen time. Gwen plays multiple roles in Peter’s

life. She keeps his secrets while giving him some valuable lessons about

science.

The action for this movie was good. There are awesome

fight scenes between Spider-Man and Electro. They improved the fighting

scenes from the previous film. You can see better fight choreography

and the essential functions of the Spider sense.

Peter Parker/ Spider-Man were decent when he was on the

screen. This might sound weird but Spider-Man really came through on this

movie. He was web swinging with more confidence. You can tell he improved

and now believe more in his skills.

Andrew Garfield made you feel Peter Parker’s emotion.

The scene with Garfield and Field really brought out a few tears.

The Bad

Electro needed more

screen time. He had to share a lot of screen time with other villains in the

movie and unfortunately it hurt his character. He just came off as an obsessed

Spider-Man fan boy. You really couldn’t feel his anger towards Spider-Man at all.

You could see Max Dillon received more pain from his douche boss played by B.J.

Novak.

The plot had too many things in it. They tried to cover a lot in a short

time frame. You have the back story of Peter’s parents, the relationship

between Aunt May and Peter, Peter and Gwen, the introduction of Harry Osborne/

Green Goblin, Max Dillon/ Electro, and The Rhino, plus the death of Gwen Stacy

all in a roughly 2 and a half movie. This would confuse a lot of people. They

should have cut this movie in half and stuck with some of the points listed

above.

The introduction of the green goblin was rushed. It felt like the film makers

of this movie really wanted to please comic book readers with the iconic death

of Gwen Stacy by the hands of the Green Goblin. They didn’t think about Harry

just learning how to use the suit and glider only seconds before the

scene. No one is that quick of a learner to use a very sophisticated suit

in a matter of moments.

Originally published on the Bring On The Reviews Blogspot blog on May 4, 2014.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Cast and Details

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) is directed by Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field and Dane DeHaan. It runs 142 minutes and is rated PG-13. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my Wanted review.

DC's Hypothetical Corner

Let’s say I change one thing. Maybe that one thing will make this movie better or more watchable.

It would be a different movie if they spent more time on only one or two villains. They could have kept the green goblin in for most of the movie and slightly introduced Electro at the end. This introduction could set him up to become the villain for the third film. Question of the week: What would you rated the Amazing Spider-Man 2 and why? Do you think it’s better than its predecessor?

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