The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Peter Parker/Spider-Man returns in the person of Andrew Garfield, and he's as miscast as he was the first time around, again slouching and mumbling like a James Dean wannabe. Four writers are credited, but there's no real story beyond what's left over from the previous movie. There's plenty of CGI action, blasted at us at high velocity, but as so often happens, there's little weight or sense of real danger. It's just so much visual noise. As Spidey's squeeze Gwen Stacy, Emma Stone still has little chemistry with Garfield, but she's always welcome. Also welcome, and also wasted, are Jamie Foxx, Sally Field, Chris Cooper and Paul Giamatti (the latter apparently being set up to be the next movie's villain). Fans may convince themselves they've gotten their money's worth, but the movie doesn't make it easy.
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