Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Lawrence T — 25 Jun 2017

With more realistic characters than the original trilogy, and a more reserved tone, The Amazing Spider-Man is a very underrated superhero movie, and one of my favorites. I will defend it to the day I die.

10/10.

This review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was written by Lawrence T on 25 Jun 2017.

The Amazing Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.

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