“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is what you expect from a sequel to a very successful reboot, but with all the new characters and information they threw at us they had enough for another movie in there. The cast was great like the first film, and they use every special effect they could get their hands on to make this movie beautiful visually.
Andrew Garfield, who plays Peter Parker, shows us once again how Spider-Man should be played. He shows so much confidence and cockiness just like Spider-Man is supposed to have. Emma Stone, who plays Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker’s love interest, has continued to support Garfield in his role perfectly. The two are a good combo on screen. With the addition of Jamie Foxx, who plays Max Dillion, and Dane DeHaan, who plays Harry Osborn, this cast was stacked with good actors and it showed.
The bad part is that with all of these characters, all of them didn’t have a real time to shine. Some felt like they were just added to the story at the last minute and others seem to get more time than needed. This was the biggest flaw in the movie.
At times, the story seemed to be a little all over the place and not easy to follow unless you are a fan of the comic book. The origins of Spider-Man, much like the origins of Batman, are very important and should take center stage.
Peter fighting with himself to keep Gwen out of his life to keep the promise he made to Gwen’s dad is one of the best parts of the story. This is what makes Peter normal. He is so caught up in everything Spider-Man that having this storyline run alongside the main one is exactly what this movie needed.
The fighting scenes in this movie are insane. They use every camera angle and every special effect to bring you one of the greatest superhero fight scenes since “Avengers.” Being a big fan of videography, I appreciate all of the different angles and the use of different lighting.
Spider-Man is so versatile with his web and uses it to his advantage. The camera work and special effects show that off perfectly.
It definitely isn’t perfect but “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is a must see. It just depends if you are big superhero fan or not that you might wait and rent it instead of going to the theater to watch it.