MOVIE - SPIDER-MAN 2 - Review Rating $$$$$ $$$ (OUT OF 10)

STARRING - Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson), Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius), James Franco (Harry Osborn), Elizabeth Banks (Betty Brant), Bruce Campbell (Snooty Usher), Rosemary Harris (Aunt May), J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson) & Vanessa Ferlito (Louise).

DIRECTOR - Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, A Simple Plan, Army of Darkness, The Gift & Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn)

Despite inherent corniness Spider-man 2 has better special effects, a better villian and a story with heart that makes it a worthy film.

Spider-man 2 proves two things: 1) Hollywood blockbusters and decent scripts don't have to be mutually exclusive concepts and 2) how bad the original Spider-man really was.

As an added bonus, for those who missed the first installment, you don't have to subject yourself to it to enjoy Spider-man 2.

Running time - 125 minutes

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