Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Yannick D — 04 Aug 2014

Marc Webb relaunches the barely cold franchise on a truly human scale. And despite being overstuffed, The Amazing Spider-Man succeeds not least thanks to its terrific leads.

This review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was written by Yannick D on 04 Aug 2014.

The Amazing Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.

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