Spiderman 2

 

Spiderman 2 (2004)

• Director: Sam Raimi
• Seen by this director: Drag Me to Hell, The Gift, A Simple Plan, Spiderman
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J K Simmons
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Tobey Maguire – The Great Gatsby, Seabiscuit, Wonder Boys, The Cider House Rules, Pleasantville, The Ice Storm
• Kirsten Dunst – Many
• Alfred Molina – Many
• J K Simmons – Whiplash, La La Land
• Why? Doing the series
• Seen:  16 November 2024.      

       Critics love it. Viewers love it

       I don’t love it. I don’t even like it. I actively dislike it.

       Tobey Maguire is so wrong for this role (I know, I know, nobody agrees with me.) He’s lifeless, the unsexiest actor in Hollywood. Kirstin Dunst is pathetic. No wonder there’s absolutely no chemistry between them. Their love story is the most unconvincing of all superhero films. The sob story gets no tears from me. The other characters as well as the story itself are ho-hum.

       We desperately need Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifhan.

       But this one gets more than 0* because Alfred Molina makes a fine villain and the runaway train was cool. 

2* of 5

 

 

 

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