Spiderman 3 - Movie Review (Theater)

Peter Parker has finally learned to walk the middle ground between being the superhero that his city needs, and the man that Mary Jane loves. All is well in New York City until one night, as Peter and M.J. set gazing at the stars, a falling comet streams across the sky and crashes into the ground close by. But this isn't any ordinary shooting star, and upon impact the mysterious space rock is split open to reveal a shape-shifting symbiote with the power to overtake anything that it comes into contact with. Later, as Harry Osborn acquires his late father's flying board, engineers a powerful new Goblin outfit, and takes to the sky to avenge dad's death, the mysterious space sludge infects both Peter's Spider Man suit and ambitious street photographer Eddie Brock. His strange new suit giving him a newfound sense of power as it gradually overpowers his personality, Peter discovers that escaped convict Flint Marko was in fact the man responsible for the death of Uncle Ben. Unfortunately for Peter, Marko has recently acquired the power to morph at will and quickly completes his transformation into the dreaded Sandman. As the Sandman gives in to his darkest criminal instincts and the slithering space symbiote transforms Eddie Brock into the nightmarish fanged villain known as Venom, the citizens of New York City must once again call on Spider Man to fend off destructive forces that are far too powerful for the likes of mortal man.

This is a great movie... if you're looking to take a snooze. For an action film, there's wasn't a whole lot of action - mostly drama and a disjointed plot. The storyline was pretty boring and totally not what I expected for a film that's breaking all the box office records. The scenes where Tobey Maguire played the "bad" Peter Parker were laughable - literally. It was comedic seeing Tobey try to act edgy and cool - it didn't work at all. Also, they chose the guy from "That 70s Show" to play the evil villian - give me a break. Overall, there was a poor script, poor casting and questionable acting. The only upside to the move were the special effects which were top notch (the Sandman character was impressive). This film is proof that massive hype can overcome poor quality at the box office.

Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace

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