Review of Spider-Man (2002) by Charlie P — 13 Oct 2014

12 years later... Still the best Spider-Man film to date. Visually stunning, emotionally engaging and ridiculously watchable.

This review of Spider-Man (2002) was written by Charlie P on 13 Oct 2014.

Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.

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