You can likely tell from my photo selections the aspect of the film that I'm most into. In my defence though, the chemistry between Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield is solid and unique. I'm a big fan of Emma Stone and she brought a LOT to this series. In fact, that's the story line that absolutely worked pitch-perfect through-out this and the previous film. Without going into spoiler details, it's a beautifully worked out love story.
I liked how this instalment dug deeper into storylines and the past. Electro is a pretty lame villain, and Rhino (I assume this is the third film) looks to be equally lame. Given how strong the Gwen Stacey and Peter Parker stuff is, it almost feels as if someone else is writing the scenes involved any of the villains talking - their dialogue is so on-the-nose and cliched and.... often terrible. It doesn't ruin the film, but it pulls you out in key moments and I did have the odd eye roll. I like the surprise of Green Goblin at the end, but he's such a big thing that it felt short changed - those we haven't seen the last of him at all, so there's that.
I think I liked this better than the first for a few reasons, and as such it's absolutely worth trying to catch while it's still in the cinema. Enjoy!
