Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 272
Fresh: 198 | Rotten: 74
A well-chosen cast and sure-handed direction allow The Amazing Spider-Man to thrill, despite revisiting many of the same plot points from 2002's Spider-Man.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 41
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 10
A well-chosen cast and sure-handed direction allow The Amazing Spider-Man to thrill, despite revisiting many of the same plot points from 2002's Spider-Man.
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The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt
PG-13, 2 hr. 17 min.
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Jul 3, 2012 Wide
Nov 9, 2012
$262.0M
Sony Pictures
All Critics (272) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (198) | Rotten (74)
It rarely stumbles into "terrible," but this "Spider-Man" never rises to anything, either. Where's the charm, the heart, the humor?
This is a grittier webslinger saga, led by a Peter Parker with swagger and angst and a tone defined more by emotional resonance than wide-eyed wonder. It still has plenty of fizz.
This might be a fun summer blockbuster if only it even remotely needed to exist.
The Amazing Spider-Man is considerably more fun-and, yes, even touching-than so premature a reboot had any right to be.
If you've seen half a dozen superhero films, and the box office results suggest you have, then you've also seen what "The Amazing Spider-Man" has to offer.
At 28, Garfield's slightly older than Maguire was when he played Peter Parker in 2002, but his combination of fresh-faced innocence, nervous agitation and wry humor is immediately appealing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After the film's runtime of over two hours, you may be surprised how little of it sticks with you.
"The Amazing Spider-Man" would be amazing if we didn't just see it a few years ago.
Director Marc Webb apparently didn't get the memo that the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink edition is strictly reserved for the DVD.
The interpersonal drama is the best thing about this reboot. Much less successful is the action storyline, which feels awkwardly forced into the film to justify its blockbuster status
If, however, you want a perfectly entertaining and efficient movie, then this will prove to be actually rather fun.
Doesn't feel like a remake, good or bad... it feels like it already needs to be remade.
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.
By retelling the origin story of Peter Parker so soon after Sam Raimi's 2002 smash hit, starring Tobey Maguire, the new filmmaking team... not only invites direct comparison with the earlier picture and its sequels but makes it impossible to avoid.
Loses the pop pleasure and inspiration of the original trilogy while never making a case for its own existence.
...one of the worst comic-book adaptations to come around in ages...
While the film suffers from its rah-rah sentimentality, there is no better Spider-Man than Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone is wonderful.
A decent movie by any measurement, it can't avoid being compared to the previous films, by that standard it isn't a game changer but Webb shows considerable promise.
It's like discovering a new formula to reach a similar result. "The Amazing Spider-Man" is slightly darker in tone and less campy than the "Spider-Man" films. Visually stunning, emotional, and intelligent; "The Amazing Spider-Man" lives up to its name.
The directive given to the filmmakers behind The Amazing Spider-Man was undoubtedly: strut that teen angst.
The Amazing Spiderman completely dilutes any remaining interest and excitement in the franchise. Move onto another character, Marvel Entertainment. Don't look back.
Whilst I was in complete objection of rebooting a franchise that only started 10 years before, it is a great enjoyable film in which Garfield and Stone's intense chemistry involve you in this world. I'm not entirely happy with The Lizard and the fact that Parker uses Bing but it's a good start and I hope Webb will have
September 20, 2011Super Reviewer
It was fantastic. Much better than the original first film. The one problem I had with the film was the lizards face. the body design looks really good its just the face that looks incredibly messed up. Other than that, great superhero film
September 22, 2012Super Reviewer
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