Spider-Man 2 (PG) Review

Overall Rating

Good mix of action and comedy
Good storyline
Believeable characters

Bit too much romance

Spider Man 2 was a great film from start to finish, largely thanks to the injection of one-liner funnies dotted along the way. Humor was always well-timed, appropriate and offered light relief from the scorching action scenes. As in the first film, the special effects were astounding and like a lot of others I left the film wanting to swing from building to building myself!
Tobey Maguire was excellent as the troubled hero and you are behind him all the way. The only thing that spoiled the film slightly for me was a bit too much screen time given to the romance aspect of the film, it got a bit slushy at times and this interrupted the film's flow.
A warning to the weepies out there, you may need to grab a tissue at certain points as poor Peter Parker gets a few 'kicks in the teeth' from life, and a then a very moving scene on a train which filled even me (and I can be very cynical) wih a 'warm fuzzy feeling'!
This aside, Spider Man 2 is a great watch for many generations and I'm looking forward to the 3rd now.