Spider-Man 2 Reviews
Antagony & Ecstasy
It hits the ground at ramming speed and, slightly over two hours later, collapses in blissful exhaustion.
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| Original Score: 9/10
Common Sense Media
A popcorn pleasure with heart, soul, and insight.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Top CriticA lot of talent to lavish on a single movie, but the result is uncommonly smart for the genre, and not just smart but tremendously enjoyable.
AV Club
Simultaneously funnier, darker, and more emotional than its forebear.
ColeSmithey.com
There are plenty of surprises in this compelling Hollywood cartoon-inspired movie that tops everything else in the genre.
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| Original Score: A
Dark Horizons
Overall it's a solid superhero movie with some memorable moments.
Urban Cinefile
There are awesome effects, explosive action, wry humour and an emotional heart that pulsates loudly and steadily throughout.
Sacramento News & Review
The biggest current bang for your popcorn buck is the IMAX presentation of this exhilarating adventure.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Big Picture Big Sound
Mr. Raimi, working at the top of his game, reunites the entire cast of the first film, and by this point they feel like family.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Princeton Town Topics
Spider-Man wrestling with demons, literally and figuratively!
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| Original Score: 4/4
Christianity Today
Hands down the best comic book franchise on film.
| Original Score: 4/4
All in all, this sequel is a blockbuster with both a heart and a brain.
Bullz-Eye.com
Spider-Man 2 is not what you expect from the typical summer blockbuster, but you'll still eat it up like a bag of popcorn.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
This is pure SPIDER-MAN, straight from the tap, and it's absolutely transporting.
Freeze Dried Movies
Raimi has turned in a very different Spidey than might be expected. I'm not talking 'nipples on Batman' or anything; the shift is from origin story to mid-hero-crisis story.
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| Original Score: 4/5
NYC Film Critic
Best comic-book movie ever? Nah, but it's great just the same.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
ScreenRant
The action scenes were breathtaking, and abundant enough to keep things hopping.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...a well-realized stab at melding comic book pow-sock-bang with a more adult psychological drama
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| Original Score: A
