Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane
DeHaan, Sally Field, Colm Feore
Director: Marc Webb
Though quite a few independent Spider Man movies
have released in the past, this one is a sequel of ‘The Amazing Spider Man’
(released in 2012). Wherein, it takes the story forward, it also leaves ample
room for the upcoming sequel. Like the search about the disappearance of Spider
Man’s parents that started in the prequel, is given a closure here. But out of
the three new villains, only two are destroyed.
Undoubtedly, it’s an international class movie, but
it lacks the required symmetry and purpose. In many a places, intense scene
build up is done in vain i.e. it leads to nowhere poignant. Also, the chemistry
between the protagonist (Andrew Garfield) and his love interest (Emma Stone) seem
straight out of a Bollywood flick i.e. a tad bit too melodramatic! It seems
that Peter Parker aka Spider Man’s primary course of action is following and
wooing his beloved, dangle and mount on the skyscrapers in his gear and help
the en route citizens in an easy and funny manner. Out of sheer responsibility
he has to work towards destructing the big time villains i.e. the abnormal
beings capable of mass destruction. Given a choice, he may opt out of it! The
makers have justified this by presenting him as a lad who has just finished his
graduation. Like it’s prequel, here too the villains are created via accident
or robotic gear at Oscorp i.e. the corporate giant where Peter Parker’s father used
to work as a scientist.
As expected, the computer gimmicks in the movie are
top class. Also the 3D experience is good. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone look
endearing together. The way he longingly looks at her and fears for her safety
at his close range, you do wish to release him from his superhero duties for
once and for all! And she manages to light up each scene with her luminescent face
and sparkling teeth. But it is Jamie Foxx who steals the show as Electro. The seasoned
actor beautifully acts his way from being a Spider Man worshipping, gawky and
lonely Oscorp engineer to a Spider Man despising super villain Electro. Sally
Field (Aunt May) and others have also acted well. Compared to the prequel, in
fact she looks little younger.
The movie is 2 hours and 22 minutes long, and still
it ends rather abruptly!
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