The Amazing Spider-Man
Typical teenager Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) embraces his incredible destiny after uncovering one of his father's most carefully guarded secrets as Columbia Pictures reboots the Spider-Man franchise with the help of director Mark Webb ((500) Days of Summer) and screenwriter James Vanderbilt (Zodiac). Sally Field, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, and Emma Stone co-star.
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans,Sally Field,Martin Sheen
What's most amazing in The Amazing Spider-Man turns out to be not the shared sensations of blockbuster wow! the picture elicits, but rather the shared satisfactions of intimate awww.
While the two leads deliver the goods and manage to combine a frisky sense of first love with the movie's gloomier arc, they are well-served by a terrific supporting cast.
This is the second-best Spider-Man movie yet made. In the previous trilogy, only "Spider-Man 2" surpasses it.
As a new chapter in the superpowered arachnid saga, it stands on its own quite nicely, focusing more on human emotions than on a panoply of special effects.
Probably not as good as you hoped or as bad as you feared.
Favorite Movie Actor
ALMA Awards (2012)
Best Fantasy Film
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2013)
Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Annie Awards (2013)
Best Motion/Title Graphics
Golden Trailer Awards (2012)
Favorite Male Butt Kicker
Kids' Choice Awards (2013)
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