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181
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3.0
Spider Man doesnt have anything like Darkmans parodic pop majesty.
Rob's Movie Vault
4.5
Parker isnt so sure; hes a little burnt out by all the superhero action and feels he deserves a vacation.
Av Club
4.5
Miles, an instantly endearing character, doesnt focus on the precarious juggling of his normal and superhero lives.
Av Club
4.5
If thats all Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse was, an ever so slightly off kilter animated movie that takes chances with one of the most bankable box ..
Den Of Geek
4.5
From its laugh out loud funny opening to its heart melting final moments, the film delivers nothing short of two hours worth of visual and emotional t ..
Den Of Geek
3.1
In other CGI scenes, Spidey swoops from great heights to street level and soars back up among the skyscrapers again with such dizzying speed that it s ..
Rogerebert
4.0
Maguire is just right as Peter, the supporting cast is great, and the script is excellent, striking just the right note of respect and affection for t ..
Common Sense Media
4.5
If superhero movies dont have to look a certain way, that means superheroes dont have to be monolithic, either.
Indie Wire
4.5
MJ (the well cast but under utilized Zendaya), is still a morbid and pathologically honest girl whose cleverness doesnt stop her from squinting throug ..
Indie Wire
4.5
Of course, part of the charm of the animated movie is just how stunning and vibrant the art style looked.
We Got This Covered
4.5
After all, Spideys recent animated outing quickly became a pop culture phenomenon.
We Got This Covered
4.5
An animated movie sandwiched in between the Tom Holland live action versions.
We Got This Covered
4.5
If youre not familiar with the concept, heres how Spidey 2099 works.
We Got This Covered
4.5
In other words, hes the perfect choice to take charge of a film like Doctor Strange 2.
We Got This Covered
4.5
What isnt made clear here is when this will happen, but presumably, Peter Parker wont be going anywhere for a while.
We Got This Covered
4.5
The amazing thing about RDJ is that hes arguably the most famous movie star on the planet.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Now, that doesnt mean a new deal will be reached, just that the two parties are still discussing things.
We Got This Covered
1.5
While the Spidey sequel does, admittedly, have a bit more extra footage in its new cut, its still nothing significant and isnt anything that couldnt h ..
We Got This Covered
4.5
According to Holland, trending on Twitter really isnt all its cracked up to be.
We Got This Covered
4.5
So, thats why its being reported that Holland has thrown shade at Sony in a very subtle way, as hes *gasp* unfollowed them on Instagram.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Everybody else changes, or hes always like, Well, thats the Black Panther right there.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Spider Man: Into The Spider Verse should embarrass dull CGI expectancies as in Avengers: Infinity War while blushing at its mirror image.
We Got This Covered
4.5
If youve seen any of the trailers thatve been released so far, which we imagine you have, youll know that this looks to be a witty, fast paced adventu ..
We Got This Covered
4.5
Just ask @abrahamjoseph pic.twitter.com/EBDH32d1GP Russ Burlingame, the #JosieBook guy (@russburlingame) December 4, 2021 Sure enough, Riesman agreed ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
This isnt the first time that the Corridor Crew YouTube channel, popular for their VFX Artists React series, has weighed in on the subject of Spider M ..
We Got This Covered
4.5
The truth is, and youre not going to like the truth, I dont know the answer to that question.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Still, theres a real joy and sense of exhilaration, though, to many of Spider Mans CGI webslinging sequences, even if those computer graphics dont alw ..
Austin Chronicle
4.5
This accomplished blockbuster announces itself as a stylish piece of pop myth spinning.
Time Out
3.8
Raimi does right by Stan Lee and Steve Ditkos original creation via an old fashioned comic book aesthetic.
3.5
With sociopaths like this, who needs easygoing people.And with disarmingly entertaining movies like this, dare I say, who needs big bad superhero movi ..
4.0
That gives the movie a kind of poignancy rare for this sort of big budget lollapaloozing flamboyance, and makes it the last thing youd ever expect: to ..
3.0
Unlike Tim Burtons truly bold vision for Batman or even Bryan Singers X Men, Spider Man bears the controlling signature of a franchise hungry movie st ..
Screen Daily
3.0
Last years Oscar winning Into The Spider Verse which doesnt share a storyline with these movies suggested a novel way of thinking about this iconic ch ..
Screen Daily
4.5
But Spider Verse isnt content to simply spoof Spideys narrative conventions.
Screen Daily
3.0
That said, Downey brings gravitas as an older, wiser Stark who doesnt want Peter repeating his brash mistakes.
Screen Daily
4.5
The core of Into the Spider Verse isnt responsibility but expectations.
Collider
3.5
Steering clear of the grandiose, epic style of the Superman series and the brooding, nightmarish world of Tim Burtons Batman films, Raimi goes for a c ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Spider Man isnt perfect, but its head and shoulders above so many other superhero flicks of the past 10 years.Raimis ginger direction stops just shy o ..
4.5
And the big final showdown doesnt succumb to the common over done hollowness of MCU climaxes because it has undeniable emotional weight.
Rogerebert
3.5
A good action film fully engages the audience and a super hero action film should be no different.
IGN
5.0
The final sequence . . . will have you leaving the theater feeling both dizzy and giddy, and looking up at the top of the nearest building wishing you ..
E Film Critic
5.0
Parents will thrill to see a childhood hero in a full live action adventure, while a whole new generation gets their first taste of a hero too cool to ..
E Film Critic
3.8
A weightless good time from the great Raimi, but it lacks a truly memorable villain to make it truly fly.
E Film Critic
2.5
But the superhero part of the movie will leave audiences with a flat feeling, thanks to computery looking special effects and a sagging story line.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Much like the movie itself.Spider Man, Spider Man does whatever a spider can and much more.
4.4
Like you, I blanched at the thought of Tobey Maguire playing Spider Man and wondered how the scrawny actor would fill out that amazing red and blue Sp ..
Ny Daily News
4.0
And mucho kudos go out to Raimi for bringing that vision onto the big screen with extreme authority, as well as comic book appeal.Who else
JoBlo
3.8
The result has its pluses and minuses.The action swings between the comics more intimate frames and radical geometric perspectives, but to its credit ..
The Globe And Mail
4.0
Thats somewhat the intent in this thoroughly enjoyable big screen adaptation of the popular Marvel comic book Spider Man.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
By no means a classic, but its colorful, energetic and reasonably engaging, though uneven.
One Guys Opinion
3.0
Marker has a genius for poetic aphorism and the documentary equivalent of the bon mot.
Village Voice
2.5
This Spider Man is a sticky popcorn film, that should appeal to a Multiplex audience looking for an escape film.
Sover
3.8
This is a pure popcorn movie the kind of film one can unabashedly enjoy for what it is.Theres plenty of visual flash and dizzying action, but not at t ..
ReelViews
3.5
This fast paced entertainment is a surprisingly successful mix of spectacle and human scale drama.
Tv Guide
4.4
Of all the movies based on those heroes, Sam Raimis new Spider Man is the best.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Unfortunately the film, like many of its ilk, is driven by special effects, and theres a serious disconnect between Maguires sweet natured dialogue an ..
Chicago Reader
3.8
You can tell the movie was made by people who enjoy the source material and have no fear of making it known.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
While the actors are fun to watch, the special effects are often disappointing.Crumbling balconies and buildings look like sets and Spider Mans bounci ..
4.4
Somehow through all this, the movie has a rapidly beating heart, though two hours of near constant frenzy may find you as winded as both adversaries b ..
Usa Today
3.8
He gets good performances and knows how to shoot action sequences and comedy.
Lariat
3.0
He is respectful of the source material but doesnt take it so seriously that it impairs his own vision.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Tweet Spider Man Mark Halverson By This article was published on 05.09.02 Advertisement Director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, A Simple Plan) delivers the yea ..
News Review
4.0
The film owes a large percentage of its success to Raimis whiplash style and a wonderful performance in the title role.
News Review
4.0
Spider Man is an effortless, intelligent entertainment, and a fabulous, fun filled start to the hugely lucrative franchise.
Radio Times
3.3
The villain, outfitted and hidden within a hard, insect like shell, isnt as much fun.
Screen It
4.0
Raimi gives this unapologetic fluff a mind, a heart and a keen sense of fun.
Rolling Stone
4.0
But there is so much to enjoy about this film that we can cope with these hiccups.Its a big, colourful, surprising and often very funny movie, brillia ..
Shadows On The Wall
5.0
Director Sam Raimi (himself a Spider Man comics fan) brings his trademark comic book sensibility to the project and the result is the most enjoyable s ..
View London
4.0
This crowd pleaser is a highly satisfying rendering of Lees reluctant hero, one that captures the broken heart and tortured soul of a young man whose ..
Cs Monitor
3.8
Director Sam Raimi and screenwriter David Koepp take the risk of letting a bittersweet teen romance loom almost as large in the story line as the lead ..
New York Post
3.5
In a well deserved victory for poetic justice, those precise elements Maguires understated presence and Raimis off kilter sensibility are what make Sp ..
Film Journal International ..
4.4
And if that isnt enough, it also sets up what could be an even better sequel.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
So is Spider Man worthy of its massive hype Not really, but it is a solidly entertaining popcorn flick.
Internet Reviews
3.8
Watch Tobey Maguire turn the Big Apple criminals into arachnophobes!
Internet Reviews
4.0
But the original Spider Man is a tighter, better structured film than the follow up.
Mountain X
4.5
Parable, parable Gene splicing is terrible Scientific meddling gone awry Is what creates the bad guy But wait!.Here comes the Spider Man!
5.0
I fear viewers who usually avoid action/fantasy flicks might pass up this terrific film without knowing it has so much other neat stuff going on.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
4.0
Good and bad inhabit everyone; but this platitude is given fresh life and droll wit whenever Dafoes schizoid personalities come out against his will a ..
Daily Mail
5.0
All in all, Spider Man is a first rate blockbuster, with a lot of flair and imagination.
Daily Mail
3.5
Episodically told, the picture isnt especially thrilling, and its moments of visual glory are less than you might want.What holds the movie together i ..
Salon
4.0
One of the highest compliments you can pay a studio tooled blockbuster is to say that it would hold the screen without the computer generated spectacl ..
Slate
3.5
The transformation from puny, myopic nerd to muscly, confident and clear sighted is handled comic book style.Spider Mans joyous bounding leaps from ta ..
3.5
Dreck Or Something Like It The woefully derailed Life or Something Like It is not much of a movie.More of a train wreck or something like it.
Observer
3.0
For all its faults, Spider Man is a good film, and youll probably have a good time watching it.
Flim Threet
4.0
Where other actors might have been dwarfed by the cartoonish spectacle, Maguire brings a touching pathos to his diffident hero which roots the outland ..
Bbc
4.5
The perils and advantages of being bitten by a genetically modified spider are made abundantly clear in Sam Raimis enjoyable, if broken backed, exerci ..
New Yorker
4.0
There are times (say, every summer) when American movies seem to be one gigantic, endless comic book.
Time
4.4
Raimi resists the easy jokiness that is the pitfall of the comic to screen territory, and the film is the better for it.
Mr Brown Movies
4.4
Simply put, the film has everything one could hope for in a big budget extravaganza, from edge of your seat action set pieces, to memorable characters ..
The Movie Boy
3.5
Spider Man is a vibrant piece of pop entertainment that serves as the perfect start to the summer season.
Bullz-Eye
4.0
Much like the Spider Man films needed a transfusion of fresh blood to revitalize the franchise, Activisions Spider Man games were ready for a renewal.
Total Film
1.5
Yes, Peter suffers here, losing so much hes at risk of also losing the spirit that has made Hollands Peter Parker so winning onscreen since swinging i ..
Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Luckily director Sam Raimi doesnt disappoint remaining fairly faithful to the original source.
Hollywood
3.0
Not only does it thrillingly raise the bar once again on what can be done with computer generated graphics, it showcases its visuals with intelligence ..
Seattle Pi
3.8
Raimi slowly builds Spider Man to a fireball of a climax, the type of moment old B movie serials used to deliver in spades.
Movie Freak
4.5
Peters empathy seems perfectly fitting for a movie that targets a fresh wave of idealistic teens very much engaged with questioning everything Western ..
Variety
5.0
His expertise is all over this film with its outstanding visuals.
Cnn
3.1
Blockbuster comic book adaptation is fun while it lasts, but doesnt hold up under closer scrutiny This has never happened to me in a movie before: The ..
Spliced Wire
3.5
Great acting and scripting makes this a package well worth taking.
Herald Sun
3.0
With the right balance of sweet shyness as Peter Parker and confidence under the mask, Tobey Maguire makes a darn good swing kid.
E Online
2.0
You might want to try starting over from the homepage to see if you can find what youre after from there.
Film Ink
3.5
From ridiculous armory to an overdone, raspy laugh, hes one of the least frightening and most unimpressive villains ever to grace the big screen.
4.0
Introduced in 1962, the original superhero helped to initiate the age of modern comics. Raimi hasnt figured out how to reconfigure him for the blockbu ..
La Weekly
3.8
The filmmakers are unusually successful at capturing the distinctive tone, style and character details of the long running Marvel Comics series, even ..
Varia Gate
4.4
Fortunately, the good bits far out number the bad, making this one of the most enjoyable, if not the most, enjoyable movie based on a comic book ever ..
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
And for the first 45 minutes it is, chronicling the thrills and trauma linked to Parkers metamorphosis, Raimi finds that perfect balance between drama ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.8
For example, whenever I go to the bank, the teller requires my passport or driver licenses.I have never felt unhappy about such a request.
Kansas City
3.8
And while the film has its own awkward geeky moments (some of which are quite acute), simply put, this is the most exciting, thrilling feature Ive see ..
Ross Anthony
4.5
Captures the high energy, pulpy effervescence of Marvel when it was young and feisty... whatever imperfections the film picks up along the way, they p ..
Antagony & Ecstasy
4.4
But we havent had a legitimate superhero to root for in a long time.
Big Picture Big Sound
4.5
The one liners dont make you laugh out load so much as groan or roll your eyes.
Ign
4.4
... the most faithful 4 color to film adaptation to date. And yes, its amazing.
Movie Crypt
4.4
Some might resent it, but I loved how the movie takes its time to introduce its cast of characters.
Montreal Film Journal
3.5
But even at its most generic, Raimis amiable movie doesnt forget its human scale.
News Week
2.0
Its a ridiculous film that somehow managed to survive all the things that were wrong with it and become one thats easy on the eyes.
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
The 2002 Spider Man film is crucial for how it changed both blockbusters and the superhero genre for generations to come.
Solzy At The Movies
5.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
2.0
But then it gets weighted down by the lugubrious trappings of big budget fantasy movies.
Chron
3.0
This is entertaining stuff, and Sam Raimi has spun a good yarn for the summer.
Film Guardian
4.5
Although youll definitely get the most mileage if youve seen all seven preceding Spider Man flicks, of course.)
The Verge
4.0
So many classic shows and comic books have been made into truly mediocre movie franchises, its refreshing to see one of the all time classic comic boo ..
Dvd Talk
4.0
Of course, most of the really amazing action stuff is done either by stunt professionals or CGI computer geeks, but Evil Dead director Raimi definitel ..
Film Quips Online
4.5
Colourful, energetic and well cast, Spider Man is a good quality, highly entertaining action movie.
Film 4
3.5
The Spider and the Fly Girl Spider Man has a surprising and satisfying romance angle, and yet the film still manages to be a solidly crafted comic boo ..
La Times
3.0
Parents should note that, despite Spider Man s strong appeal with young children, this is not a movie for pre teens.
Decent Films
3.0
The same goes for the new big screen Spider man movie: it isnt really a very good movie, but I was entertained throughout.
Scifi Movie Page
3.5
Coarse mayhem notwithstanding, Spider Man will probably provoke a pandemic of arachnophilia.
Wsj
3.0
Even when it sputters, this Spider Man is loftier than most attempts at movie wizardry.
Guide Live
2.0
In the end, Spider Man is a summer blockbuster, from a long line of summer blockbusters.
Flip Side Archive
3.8
Why this Detroit business decided to stay and expand in the city This 27 year old from Waterford wants people to know small businesses like his can ma ..
Freep
3.8
The movie does what it has to do: puts this most populist of comic book superheroes at the center of a colorful, computer enhanced popcorn entertainme ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
3.1
Plays like a sensitive 1980s era John Hughes teen film ... interrupted by really tawdry special effects and hammy appearances by a cartoonish villain ..
Denver Post
3.0
Not since 1978s Superman has there been a live action, comic book based film so savvy at mixing self aware camp with sincere emotion, and so successfu ..
People
3.0
When Spider Man soars, and Danny Elfmans amazing score reaches its crescendo, the heart sings.
Film Blather
3.5
To me the only marvel about this Marvel Comics cinema hero is that Americans should be going to see him in such large numbers.
New States Man
4.5
a joy ride thats sometimes scary, frequently humorous and ultimately delightful.
James Sanford on Film
4.5
Slightly nerdy, bookish and gawkish, a social outcast at best (okay, even the school bus driver doesnt like him) Peter works as a photographer for the ..
1.5
The action is too repetitive (how many different ways can you swing between buildings). Spider man just doesnt have enough tricks up his sleeves to su ..
TheMovieChicks.com
4.0
He goes to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who surprisingly isnt Sorcerer Supreme due to some technical issues.
Koimoi
1.5
the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Spider Man 2s Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), and The Amazing Spider Man 2s Electro (Jamie Foxx).
Vulture
3.8
Rosemary Harris is sweet and rock solid as Peters indispensable Aunt May.
Tulsa World
4.5
James Franco is still channeling his James Dean routine in an average role as Harry Osborn which doesnt do much in this first chapter hes a likeable f ..
Dark Horizons
4.5
Let the gauntlet be thrown: Spider Man may be the best comic adaptation of all time.
IGN Movies
2.5
First, the good things.They assembled a really good cast to bring the characters to life.
Need Coffee
3.5
This film could have been a Joel Schumacher mess but instead it becomes a powerful and intense meditation on the power of our inner emotions and turmo ..
Films Nobs
4.4
Spider Man (Sam Raimi) 2002 A movie so obviously bound for franchisedom that it seems to contain its own sequel in its first installment, Sam Raimis a ..
Movie Martyr
4.0
Spidey Is Super MOVIES The Film Captures All The Color And Excitement Of The Comic book Classic.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
1.5
If there are 15 spiders in a lab that can give you superpowers, why does just one kid get them
Geek Girl Authority
3.8
Webmasterful. Thats Tobey Maguire as angsty nerd Peter Parker and his arachnid alter ego Spider Man.
Articles Philly
4.0
Mess with a comic book superhero and the purists will leave you for roadkill.
Archive Spectator
1.0
Raimi has done nothing but follow a patented paint by numbers superhero formula.
Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
Elements of Lees classic tales may be present, but each and every one gets doctored just enough to make them feel different, distorted, and unfaithful ..
Eclipse Magazine
3.8
The comic books never resolved that issue, and Raimi doesnt see the need to do so, either.
Cinema Phile
3.8
Raimi and Maguire beautifully capture the furtive intelligence of Parker and the burgeoning exuberance of Spider Man.
Articles Baltimore Sun
5.0
Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire bring a hero to cinematic life with a fun, fast, action packed blockbuster.
Net Flix
3.8
In this age of soulless, FX driven action franchises Raimi anachronistically
Articles Sun Sentinel
4.0
Its all lightly done, and Raimi never forgets his family friendly, crowd pleasing remit by making everything visually breezy and morally comprehensibl ..
Patrick Nabarro
4.5
BL Verdict To sum it up, Spider Man: No Way Home is a very good superhero movie on its own, with the nostalgia cracked up to infinity, etching several ..
Bollywood Life
3.0
Without offending or boring anyone, Spider Man is just a smart entertainment that finally gives up on smarts, at the high price of renouncing a lot of ..
Nicks Flick Picks
2.5
Spider Man was the first really alienated guy to swoop around fighting crime in a funny outfit. His strange powers made this teenage outsider into eve ..
The Nation
3.8
But all that can truly be asked of the first entry into the summer blockbuster sweepstakes is that it spin a web of dazzling entertainment.Dazzling ma ..
Paloalto Online
4.5
Tobey Maguire is one of our best young actors, and he couldnt be more appealing here.
Movie Juice
1.5
Given his past roles (The Ice Storm, The Cider House Rules), hes an old hand at geeky teenage awkwardness.
Boston Phoenix
2.5
Tobey Maguire is one of the only decent things about the film, and he is hampered by a completely and wholeheartedly adequate script.
Gost Dog
5.0
Well acted, funny and exciting, Spider Man is on par with the first Batman.
Citysearch
3.9
An accomplishment of co belligerence. That is to say, the unnatural alliance of pyrotechnics and honest emotional catharsis team up to create quality ..
Apollo Guide
4.5
And if youre not intimately acquainted with two decades of previous Spider Man films If youre here for simply a well oiled and entertaining Marvel (an ..
CNET
3.0
Like The Lord of the Rings, Spider Man is grandly, emotionally affecting in a way that it had started to seem that Hollywood blockbusters never would ..
Deep Focus
1.5
All the dough in the world doesnt disguise hollow, simplistic storytelling
2.0
Just as much of a boring, by the numbers, interchangeable mess as the next.
5.0
The movie swings, literally, with physical and emotional energy for all of its two hours.
4.5
Watching Spider Man today, its easy to see why it worked as well as it did, while also fully acknowledging those parts of the machinery that have gath ..
Zaki's Corner
3.5
Spin City Film of the Month: Spider Man Spider Man mixes charm and spectacle.
Bfi
4.5
A top notch movie...the epitome of an outstanding summer blockbuster.
Movies Radio Free
4.5
The latest film in the franchise, Spider Man: No Way Home, exemplifies this struggle in a new way: Through its exploration of the multiverse, No Way H ..
Bitch Media
1.5
and the more you think about it the more youll want to rip your hair out so lets skip that garbage fire.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
This captures neither the letter nor the spirit of the Spider Man of comic book and cartoon fame
Arizona Daily Star
3.0
Spider man offers two solidly entertaining hours.The first is engaging, interesting, and even moving.
Patheos
3.0
Idiosyncratic but all the better for it... the stylish Spider Man emerges as the most intelligent, fun and singular comic book vision since Tim Burton ..
Entertainment Today
4.0
Spider Man is more than simply a faithful cinematic update of an iconic 40 year old comic book character.
Seanax
2.5
This is not a good movie, but a mediocre means of passing a few hours. It is a classic example of money and special effects diluting artistic vision a ..
5.0
Finally an awesome super hereo comic book adaptation worth all your bubblegum money!
Blunt Review
3.8
Weak visual effects, but the film is at least entertaining otherwise.
Cinema Sight
3.8
Director Sam Raimi was right. Tobey Maguire was the right choice for Spider Man.
Courier-Journal (Louisvill ..
3.5
Indeed, Spider Man spins like a dream, yet its fantasy has its limitations.
Dallas Observer
3.8
Very few liberties are taken with the story, and the ones that are (such as Spideys webbing ability envisioned as a genetic mutation) seem like improv ..
Lawrence Journal-World
3.0
An unexpectedly rich experience: exciting, complex and way larger than life.
Journal News (Westchester, ..
2.0
Spiderman is exactly the kind of movie that you want to kick off the summer with.
3.8
Spider Man is best described as an origin film, laying the foundation for future sequels.
Houston Community Newspape ..
5.0
Majestic entertainment, brought to life by a creative team that deserves a mountain of accolades for making, at least, the second best comic book adap ..
Modamag.com
2.0
Spider Man is in the same category as X Men occasionally brilliant but mostly average, showing signs of potential for the sequels, but not giving us m ..
2.0
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Tele Text
3.8
Raimi crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two dimensional offerings.
Boston Globe
1.5
Once it gets rolling, it gets past the CG problems that plague the early swinging sequences and there are a couple of truly first rate action sequence ..
3.7
However, the stealth element isnt done nearly as well as in games like Metal Gear Solid or Tenchu, and more often than not, youll find that taking the ..
GameSpot
3.0
has crafted a film here that is completely honest to its comic book roots while also fully embracing the unique kicks that cinema can offer.
Aint It Cool
3.5
Dunst imbues the token girlfriend role with such warmth and game spirit that the audience falls in love right along with Spidey himself.
Cine Scene
3.0
About as good as can be expected for an introductory superhero movie, but it would have been nice if it was better than expected.
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews ..
3.5
Effectively brings to the screen an unforgettable superhero that swings back into contemporary times.
4.4
Finally, a fully faithful adaptation to a comic book icon, save for some bumps along the road. Its a fun movie.
4.5
Tobey Maguire brings to the film a tenderness and also a watchfulness... His ability to endow lines as basic as Goblin, what have you done with intros ..
London Review of Books
4.0
Had everything gone wrong with it, theres a good chance the motion picture landscape of today would look very different.
Tilt Magazine
3.0
Not one for the history books, but Raimi and Maguire make it well worth the rollercoaster ride.
3.0
It took a decade or two to bring Spideys story to the screen, but fans will appreciate the long delayed payoff.
4.5
Spideys wrestling with moral questions makes him more sympathetic, not less.
4.5
The script by David Koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level.
1.5
matured quite a bit with Spider Man, even though its one of the most plain white toast comic book films youll ever see.
4.5
With earnest, unpretentious delivery, Maguire is an eminently likable hero audiences will root for from his earliest moments as the class wimp.
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