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Directed by Sam Raimi |
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| Tobey MaGuire |
Alfred Molina |
| James Franco |
Rosemary Harris |
| Kirsten Dunst |
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| Peter Parker struggles with his responsibilities and his desire to be normal. |
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| One-word View: Enjoyable |
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| This sequel is much better than its 2002 predecessor. Peter/Spider-Man (Tobey) is two years out of high school and is fighting to hang on to some semblance of a regular life as he combats bad guys in New York City. Meanwhile, Harry (James) continues to try to please his dead father by throwing himself into work at OsCorp and seeking revenge on Spider-Man, whom he holds responsible for his father's death. Mary Jane (Kirsten) has realized some success as an actress and is still pining away over Peter, who also loves her, but cannot reveal it for obvious reasons. Aunt Mae (Rosemary) is about to lose her house and still remains the most insightful character in the entire storyline.
The first thirty minutes or so are very slow, but soon there are some pretty fantastic scenes that include Spider-Man facing his latest nemesis, Doc Ock (Alfred) and one terrific subway feat on which even I was trying to help out from my seat. It was light and fun. I laughed quite a bit as the humor served as a reminder not to take the film too seriously. And of course, good prevails over evil. It's predictable, but we need to see some positive outcomes every now and again. Don't you think?
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