Genre: Action/Adventure
Running Length: 2:22
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field, Embeth Davidtz, Campbell Scott
Director: Marc Webb
Real-life couples do not usually translate well to the silver screen but in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone white-hot chemistry are the real asset here. So much so that the climax of the film felt real and honest - it gave a good unexpected emotional punch in the gut. As for the rest of the film, it's terribly inconsistent; constantly veering from genuinely touching moments to serviceable action sequences to overexposed CGI (Spider-Man is still obviously the product of computer graphic artists as he swings from building to building). And the villains here are underwhelming and OTT (maybe comics turned movies should stop explaining the origins of its villains as no matter how "real" it's being told, it still ends up childish ie. man with chronic low-self esteem and anger issues being bitten by mutant eels = Electro! -___- And it doesn't help they go "I am Electro!" or "I am Rhino!"). As for Andrew Garfield, he still makes for a good webslinger especially when he does the smart-ass part.
Rating: 6.5/10
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