It would be
pretty difficult for me to not enjoy a Spider-Man film, no matter how corny,
overstuffed, or tonally inconsistent it may be. I found a lot to love about the
third entry in Sam Raimi’s original trilogy despite the mediocre critical
reception. And here we are nearly ten years later with another flawed
Spider-Man film. And yet I can’t quite wrap my head around the complaints that
are being thrown around. Perhaps I tend to be a glass-half-full person, but the
film has spectacular effects (including arguably the best swinging scenes in
any Spider-Man film), a terrific leading couple with nearly perfect chemistry
(the delightfully likable and well-cast Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone), and a
couple of standout villains that perfectly capture the tone and style of the
comics in which they’re based.
In a post “Dark
Knight” world comic book films have a lot to live up to. Everything has to be a
franchise now (though in reality it’s really always been that way – I believe
there were originally four Superman
films) and sometimes entire movies are made to set up an entire other series of
sequels and spinoffs. In that way “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” sort of feels like
an entry leading into something even bigger coming soon. Maybe it bites off a bit
more than it can chew, but it does it way more successfully than the
overstuffed “Spider-Man 3.”
“The Amazing
Spider-Man 2” finally deals with more of Peter Parker’s past – finally revealing
why and how his parents were killed. It’s not the film’s most fascinating
story, but it does beginning with a pretty spectacular Spider-Man-less opening
airplane sequence. Then enter Parker (Garfield ) as he battles a Russian bad
guy played by Paul Giamatti. It turns out he’s not really Spider-Man’s main
rival though. Lonely Oscorp employee Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx) who becomes obsessed
with Spider-Man after being rescued by him, loses the last few loose screws he
has when he’s nearly killed in an accident involving electric eels. Say hello
to Electro. He ends up with a cool electronic voice and a shape shifting blue
hue and he can now travel via electric circuit which certainly comes in handy
when it comes to the horrible NYC traffic.
Then there’s
Harry Osborn, a staple of the original trilogy, now played wonderfully here by “Chronicle’s”
Dane DeHaan. The actor’s creepy “Leonardo DiCaprio as coke head” look
definitely works in the guy’s favor as the character learns he’s inherited not
only his rich father’s money and business but his fatal genetic disease as
well. Eventually his storyline and Max’s storylines meet up as they join
forces, as comic supervillians tend to do, against Spider-Man.
What can I
say? I was certainly enthralled with this Spider-Man entry. The flying scenes
through New York’s highrises are simply outstanding. Director Marc Webb uses
some pretty cool shots, many of which are point-of-views. Definitely the best
shots any of these movies have offered so far. These sequences are paired with Spider-Man
newbie Hans Zimmer’s soaring score. But Webb really shines when it comes to his
two leads. The “(500) Days of Summer” helmer really knows great chemistry when
he sees it and is great at directing actors. You get a real sense of the angst
with Peter, and Stone as his love Gwen Stacy is simply topnotch. A shocking (yet
not all that shocking) third act development was emotional and moving and
simply exquisitely handled. And who could write a review for this film without
mentioning the great Sally Field? She’s a great Aunt May.
What can I
say except that I love Spider-Man movies? Is this a perfect Spider-Man movie? No.
It was nice getting past the origin story which felt a little deja vu in the
last film and the writing doesn’t quite feel as sharp with the great Alvin Sargent
replaced here by Transformers scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Overall I
really enjoyed this film and I look forward to the next installment. And
finally Spider-Man’s suit is much improved, the last one just looked too
rubbery. It’s all about the little things I guess. GRADE: B+
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