As it tries to present an evolution of Spider-Man, introduce a new hero into the picture and at the same time tell a seemingly ordinary teenage love story, the overall outcome of the movie seems a bit off judging by the quality with which we were accustomed from the Marvel universe. If you see it as an ordinary movie, you'll find it quite ok, like I did, but if see it as a Marvel movie, I think you're in for a little surprise. The biggest problem that I find with it is that it tries to do multiple things which seem to lead into multiple directions but as they tried to present them all as a whole, they missed a bit (or more) on the important stuff. Another aspect which wasn't so good is that it focuses a bit too much on the romance/teenage stuff, which seems even cliché at times, leaving the hero part of Spider-Man in the background, his contribution in the first part of the movie (I might go as far to say that the entire first half) being insignificant or even bad, just to have something to fix or improve upon later.
Fortunately, it raises the bar as time goes by, even if done with small steps, and brings something more intense and obviously more interesting. It starts to show the part of Spider-Man which I want to see in such a movie, the one which fights against the bad guys, the one that makes you smile but still stays serious enough to make the action credible and enjoyable. The plot twist which it features is also a good aspect worth mentioning, totally unexpected for a stranger to Marvel comics as myself, while the explanation of it is even more impressive and satisfying.
Overall it proves to be a movie which doesn't go above the OK mark due to the above mentioned downsides but is still able to provide a good time. I wouldn't quite recommend it but I wouldn't tell anybody to stay away either.
Fortunately, it raises the bar as time goes by, even if done with small steps, and brings something more intense and obviously more interesting. It starts to show the part of Spider-Man which I want to see in such a movie, the one which fights against the bad guys, the one that makes you smile but still stays serious enough to make the action credible and enjoyable. The plot twist which it features is also a good aspect worth mentioning, totally unexpected for a stranger to Marvel comics as myself, while the explanation of it is even more impressive and satisfying.
Overall it proves to be a movie which doesn't go above the OK mark due to the above mentioned downsides but is still able to provide a good time. I wouldn't quite recommend it but I wouldn't tell anybody to stay away either.