Review of Spider-Man (2002) by Alasdair B — 27 Apr 2014
As a comic book character, I've always found the Spider-Man to be a bit subpar - certainly he's my least favourite of the major Marvel players. But this opening film in Sam Raimi's trilogy based on the webslinger is reasonably entertaining for a pre-Nolan comic book film.
It told the origin story before it all became cliche (looking at you Garfield), and was backed by an excellent performance by Tobey Maguire in the title role (backed up by Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco, who are all solid in their roles).
What really lets this film down in relation to modern, superior superhero films is the fight sequences. While today, Marvel is incredibly creative with the action (one could argue that it's the most consistent part of the MCU), this film features routines that were borrowed from the Power Rangers, probably borne out of the lack of mobility in the Green Goblin suit.
Still, there's fun to be had with this film, and it beats the recent reboot film of the same character.
This review of Spider-Man (2002) was written by Alasdair B on 27 Apr 2014.
Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.
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