Review: Spider-Man 2

For me, this was the most highly anticipated movie this year had in store. Luckily, I wasn’t let down. Sam Raimi, again, brings a nice balance to the audience, finetuning the drama, romance, action and humor. Also in balance, is the amount of fantasy versus humanity. Surely, the superhero and villain are quite amazing, but the touch of humanity keeps the movie grounded, firm on its two feet (luckily Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock isn’t the one dimensional bad guy you see far too often). Not only that, it’s also the special effects that blend in nicely, never overpowering and only there when needed. Sam also gives us some exquisite camera movements during the high paced action packed aerial fights. Making sure not a moment gets dull, yet giving the story time to breath here and there, giving all the characters some key scenes, instead of letting them be simple set decoration. A fine job indeed, and if I were Marvel, I wouldn’t trust Spidey 3 (tentative release date 2007) to anyone else but Sam Raimi.9+.