The Amazing Spider-Man

2012 • 136 minutes

À propos de ce film

Teenage social outcast Peter (Andrew Garfield) spends his days trying to unravel the mystery of his own past and win the heart of his high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). A mysterious briefcase belonging to his father, who abandoned him when he was a child, leads Peter to his dad’s former partner, Dr. Connors. The discovery of his father's secret will ultimately shape his destiny of becoming "Spider-Man" and bring him face to face with Connors' villainous alter ego, the Lizard.

Notes et avis

As a fan of Spider-Man, I couldn't. help but feel disappointed with this outing. To make a long story short, it has too many plot lines that either get a weak resolution or get dropped altogether in favor of an on again/off again love story that we have seen way too many times in these films. I also didn't like how everyone and everything was somehow interconnected with each other. It drastically shrinkens Spider-Man's vast universe.

The acting and special fx were great and story was well written. But to tell you the truth, it's not exactly the best Spider-Man movie ever. Andrew Garfield's portrayal of Peter Parker seemed a bit off to me. He seemed too cool to be a nerd, even before his powers. And the plot was a bit too predictable. I've never read the comic and I heard that this film was faithful to it, but I thought it would be alot better. Call me old fashioned, but I think I'll stick with the original Spider-Man movies for now.

The only thing I like about this movie was the return of the web-shooters. I've been spiderman fan for over 40 years. I still have my collection. Every one my friends who grew up with me who read the books agree this guy was not Peter Parker. I found him to be annoying and rather bratty. I felt the previous three were closer to the story line despite lack of webshooters. I hope they do a better job on the sequel.