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For devoted fans and nonfans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing
less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero
blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman, director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to
Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with
appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a
"super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile,
web-shooting Spider-Man. That's all well and good, and so is
Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Where
Spider-Man falls short is in its hyperactive CGI action sequences,
which play like a video game instead of the gravity-defying
exploits of a flesh-and-blood superhero.
Willem Dafoe is perfectly
cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin, and the
movie's a lot of fun overall. It's no match for Superman and
Batman in bringing a beloved character to the screen, but it
places a respectable third. --Jeff Shannon
Credits:
Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco,
Cliff Robertson
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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