Quick and dirty Spider-Man 3 review

All said and done, Spider-Man 3 is the single best film to be the third installment of a superhero franchise. That action is solid, if not more impressive than the first two movies, and the consistent tone with the other films make this a good addition to the series in a genre where sequels usually become unbearable after the second film. The acting is also very good, especially Ms. Dunst, who I feel really was the star of this movie. Quite enjoyable.

The only real problem is the script. With so many intersecting story lines, the script simply stretches itself too thin while it attempts to give all its characters a sense of humanity. Perhaps another 20 minutes was necessary to flesh things out, or maybe the screen writers were just being lazy. Another problem, although less so, is that Peter's evil makeover is laughably ridiculous. So emo.

There is no arguing that Spider-Man 3 is much weaker than the first two movies and that this is mostly due to the thinned out script and use of cheap plot devices, but it still is a pretty decent movie and an above average superhero flick.