"Everybody loves a hero" says Aunt May to Peter Parker when he tries to give up his Spider-Man alter ego, and yes this film is basically a love story. He believes he can never be with Betty Jane since this would endanger her life should his enemies discover their relationship; yet neither he, nor as it turns out she, can be really happy without each other. Yes, we have a villain in Doc Ock as brilliantly played by Alfred Molina ( he doesn't want to die a monster), but his story disappears into the woodwork for great chunks of the two-hour running time as our hero ponders his destiny. Similarly the sub-plot of James Franco looking to revenge his father, the villain of the first film, comes and goes. Both Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst bring a real likeability to their roles and the franchise looks set to run and run. And I suppose I must mention the impressive computer effects throughout, although one does begin to tire of these at times -- there is only just so much swooping about the city that the viewer can take.
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Yes, then again you can't help walking throught the city now without putting out your fists, just to see if the webs wil come and you'll be able to swing through the skyscrapers yourself....
It's great to see Maguire who looks so plain in a role such as this. They actually chose acting skill over looks? Amazing.
I have tried several times to watch this movie, but fell asleep every time.
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