The Amazing Spider-Man Reviews

One good film deserves another.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

One of the ten best films of 2012.

Full Review | Original Score: A-

The recasting works. If Maguire is the Spider-Man of Spidey co-creator Steve Ditko, this is the Spider-Man of artist John Romita: a little slicker, a little more modern. Spider-Man in skinny jeans, if you will.

Full Review | Original Score: B

For a superhero origin film, it's pretty good, but it's hardly amazing.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

It's almost impossible to watch the film without thinking of what could have -- and what already has -- been, therefore it's extremely difficult to enjoy on its own merit.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

I go to a Spider-Man movie to see the guy duke it out with powerful bad guys. I'm simple that way. I don't need a welter of convolutions.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

This edgier Parker feels a more believable alter-ego - closer to the wise-cracking, ass-kicking hero from the comics and early animated TV series.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

"The Amazing Spider-Man" isn't as dramatically revisionist as Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins," but it's as good as Raimi's first "Spider-Man" film and darker, while still being tongue-in-cheek. That's a tough tone to master.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

A superior film that promises to age better than Sam Raimi's films...

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

The potential is there for a much bigger, better, Spider-Man movie universe to come, even if this movie doesn't fully realize that potential.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

We all know that Spider-Man 3 sucked, but did it have to come to this? A 'one strike and you're out' policy? I would have taken a Raimi/Maguire Spider-Man 4 over this retread any day.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Not quite 'amazing' then, but there will always be a deserving audience for rock-solid superhero movies done with this kind of heart and care.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

While Raimi's Spidey was primarily inspired by the classic modellings of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Webb blends a welcome hybrid of Nolan's Bat-verse and Brian Michael Bendis' rightly-acclaimed Ultimate Spider-Man run.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The Amazing Spider-Man may be a reboot, but it feels entirely fresh thanks to a strong, different interpretation of the Spider-Man mythos and tremendous performances from the excellent ensemble.

Full Review | Original Score: 9.5/10

After the film's runtime of over two hours, you may be surprised how little of it sticks with you.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

"The Amazing Spider-Man" would be amazing if we didn't just see it a few years ago.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10

Director Marc Webb apparently didn't get the memo that the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink edition is strictly reserved for the DVD.

Full Review | Original Score: C-

If, however, you want a perfectly entertaining and efficient movie, then this will prove to be actually rather fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 7.5/10

Doesn't feel like a remake, good or bad... it feels like it already needs to be remade.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10

It's unfortunate that the set pieces feel a little derivative of Raimi's films, but that was always likely to be the case given the close proximity of this new film to its predecessors.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5