Star rating: ****
Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and others
This latest instalment in the Amazing Spider-Man series promised a high entertainment film with some brilliantly choreographed CGI scenes. The first part of this film established that Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone could create magic on screen and Andrew's fun yet very teenage version of Spider-Man was endearing to say the least.
The story begins where the last one left off. Peter Parker aka Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) is struggling to balance both his alter egos, to the point where it is effecting his relationship with his girlfriend Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). At their graduation, the pair decide to go their separate ways where Peter decides that he cannot face losing Gwen. She decides to head off to Oxford University as a result and pursue a new life there. In the meantime, Spider-Man is battling his sick friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) who later turns into Green Goblin and downtrodden Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx) who becomes Electro.
The wit in the script of this film has to be remarked upon. It was well written and the banter between the characters makes it all the more easy to watch. Many superhero films turn the superhero into a responsible adult, whilst the real person is a teenager. Peter, on the other hand, is portrayed as a teenager both in and out of costume. He revels with this spider skills and has a lot of guilt and angst inside of him. The relationship between Parker and Stacy is the real story in this film. It is heart touching and fun and so genuine that you are immediately attached to them from the start of the film. It is also refreshing to see Stacy to be less so exasperated by the fact that her other half is Spider-Man and more so with the fact that he keeps her at arm's length rather than letting her help.
The CGI for this film is fantastic and visually appealing, you indeed do feel like you are swinging through the towers of the landscape alongside Spider-Man. This film is a great watch for both the adults and kids and the use of human emotion throughout the film as the main star, makes it a must see.
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