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08/07/08
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Spider-Man (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 207
Fresh: 186
Rotten:21
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Consensus: Not only does Spider-Man provide a good dose of web-swinging fun, but it also has a heart, mainly due to Maguire.
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: May 3, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $403,706,375
Synopsis: Orphaned at an early age, Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) lived in Queens, New York with his beloved Aunt May (Academy-Awards®) nominee Rosemary Harris) and Uncle Ben (Academy Awards® winner Cliff Robertson). Peter leads the life... [More]
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco
Director: Sam Raimi
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Reviews for Spider-Man
Colourful, energetic and well-cast, Spider-Man is a good-quality, highly-entertaining action movie.
03/05/08
A perfectly serviceable early-summer popcorn picture that will satisfy its core teen constituency and not displease general viewers looking for some disposable entertainment.
03/05/08
Top Critic [Sam] Raimi captures the ineffable quality that makes this misfit with muscles New York's own blue-collar, working-man's hero.
02/28/08
Spider-man flows as smoothly from scene to scene, catching the audience in its charming web and setting us up for a sequel which, for once, will be welcome.
07/14/07
Unfortunately the film, like many of its ilk, is driven by special effects, and there's a serious disconnect between Maguire's sweet-natured dialogue and Spider-Man's pounding violence and stunning acrobatic work.
04/17/07
Top Critic This accomplished blockbuster announces itself as a stylish piece of pop myth-spinning.
06/24/06
At its best, it's action packed fantasy, grounded in reality by a talented cast who pack a real emotional wallop. At its worst, it's over the top, and more than a little sappy.
09/30/05
Spider-Man was the first really alienated guy to swoop around fighting crime in a funny outfit. His strange powers made this teenage outsider into even more of an outsider -- and Spider-Man... stays true to that idea, thanks mostly to Maguire.
03/03/05
Count on Sam Raimi ... to deliver a Spider-Man movie that recaptures the wonder of those first-generation comics.
12/08/04
This is one of those rare adventure movies in which character, not violence, is the backbone of the film.
12/06/04
Director Sam Raimi was right. Tobey Maguire was the right choice for Spider-Man.
06/22/04
Let the gauntlet be thrown: Spider-Man may be the best comic adaptation of all time.
05/28/03
Will have any 12-year-old trying to perfect that trick of hoisting themselves up between walls using their legs.
04/16/03
The final sequence . . . will have you leaving the theater feeling both dizzy and giddy, and looking up at the top of the nearest building wishing you could shoot a web at it.
03/19/03
This is not a good movie, but a mediocre means of passing a few hours. It is a classic example of money and special effects diluting artistic vision and talent.
03/05/03
Weak visual effects, but the film is at least entertaining otherwise.
02/16/03
Screenwriter Koepp...successfully adapts his writing style to that of pulp comics, and director Raimi follows suit with the film's colorful and fantastic look.
02/08/03
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