Spiderman 3...overrated

Spider-man 3 is full action and violence, yet does not live up to the anticipated hype that had been promised by the sexy trailers and months of build up. With that said, seeing the dark side of Peter Parker, played by Tobey Maguire, was rather thrilling, and the special effects were enjoyable to watch as the now bipolar superhero spun his web throughout NYC. The introduction of Topher Grace as Venom/Eddie Brock, and Thomas Hayden Church as Sandman, was interesting and consistent with the Marvel comic theme, yet the portrayal was not that compelling. Nonetheless, the over all pace of the film seem to linger and the interpersonal connections lacked the intensity & deepth of previous Spider-man films. Certainly, if you are a Spider-man aficionado it would be preposterous not to see it. Otherwise, save it for a DVD moment, NO GO. (140 minutes, PG-13)