[Movie Review] The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

by Daniel Chiam 

5/10 A reboot covered with emotions

The Spider-Man reboot has nothing much new to put on the table aside from the amazing graphic and cinematography. Also the two appealing leads - Garfield and Stone really nailed their role in the movie creating a much more original character if compared to the previous one. Other than that, it is pretty much a standard superhero movie. 

Tho I must say this Spider-Man movie brings out much of the human emotions if compared to the previous ones.  It is much more engaging to the audience emotionally rather than excited about the actions that Spidey always delivered.

All this time I thought that the tagline 'great power, comes great responsibility' is a significant turning point in Spider-Man episodes, but it was not mentioned at all in this movie and I really felt something was missing.

By the way, I think Stan Lee's appearance in this movie is the coolest yet among all his cameos in Marvel movies.   

Overall, The Amazing Spider-Man is a good film, but nothing about it even hints at greatness.

-Jay Hutchinson

Webb doesn't elevate the reboot as much as keep its head above water, while pedaling furiously below the surface. He proves himself skilled at technically sophisticated multiplex fare without losing track of the narrative threads.

-Duane Dudek 

"Seize the day, Caper Diem"

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