The acting is really good. The major standout being Wilem Defoe as the insane Green Goblin. I dunno exactly why there's a Harry Osborn goblin and a SPOILER ALERT Wilem Defoe Goblin in Amazing Spider-Man 2, but he totally deserves the second pay check. He's fit, yet very eviscerated, old, having this almost Heath Ledger-ish Glasgow smile on his face. But he also knows when to be the good guy too.
A major mistake I have is discrediting Tobey McGuire. Spider-Man at times is a loser. So is Tobey McGuire.
I'm a New York City kid. I like hanging out with cool people. Not really. I'm a nerd who went to Bronx Science when he was younger- BUT I still pretend to be cool! So my Spider-Man is Christopher Daniel Barnes and not
My favorite scene with Tobey McGuire is when he plays the hitchhiker in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The only scene I enjoy and he probably did too!
The elements I don't enjoy about the film are the humor. Having Randy Savage as Bonesaw. Having Tobey McGuire sling webs all over the place in the most (I'm going to be racist here since I don't know how else to describe it,) white millennial stereotype. JK Simmons being obnoxious.
If Jesse Eisenberg had played the character however, it would've came across a bit better I think. Also, it was Raimi's decision for him to portray a Parker like this for whatever reason I don't understand or empathize with.
Cliff Robertson who plays the dad, won an Academy Award for 1968's Charly, a very mediocre film for a retardation performance that was vastly overrated, but still does a decent job here.
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