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Movie critics combined give Spider-Man (2002) a score of 3.1150 out of 4
based on (506) reviews
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Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
In the end, Spider-Man delivers New York from evil, stares at the face of a selfishly earned moral view and, during the film's bittersweet finale, learns that it sucks being a teenage superhero in ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Slant Magazine
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
L'Uomo Ragno nasce nel 1962 dalla fantasia del mitico Stan Lee, che crea così il suo ennesimo eroe problematico per la Marvel. Il successo straordinario del personaggio garantisce la longevità della saga, che subisce negli anni Ottanta una drastica ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
A big-screen, well-appointed "Spider-Man" is a hard concept to screw up, and director Sam Raimi ultimately doesn't. The movie does what it has to do: puts this most populist of comic-book superheroes at the center of a colorful, computer-enhanced popcorn ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
This movie gives a big-screen version of the comic-book hero Spider-Man's origin. I liked the part of the film that traces how a nerdy high school senior Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is transformed into the heroic crime-fighter. I also enjoyed the ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Where the film soars -- though not exactly to building heights -- is when it shines its beacon into the hearts of its people. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Will have any 12-year-old trying to perfect that trick of hoisting themselves up between walls using their legs. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Screen It! (Jim Judy)Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Fun, but not in the same league as Superman . ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
This fast-paced entertainment is a surprisingly successful mix of spectacle and human-scale drama. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
Now maybe it's just me, but if I was in a lab full of genetically engineered super spiders and a big, weird-looking multi-colored arachnid bit me on the hand and left a big red mark, I'd tell somebody! ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
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Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Steve Tilley)Jam! Movies (Steve Tilley)
An easy, breezy and pleasantly uncheesy spin through the universe of Marvel Comics' beloved wall-crawling web-head. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Jam! Movies (Steve Tilley)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The filmmakers have succeeded in rejuvenating the character while staying faithful to his roots. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.36 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
Spider-man est au cinéma ce que le machin en plastique made in Taiwan est au jouet: un produit attrayant qui répond au goût du jour, mais dont les pièces ne sont pas toutes d'excellente qualité et dont l'assemblage laisse à désirer. Le temps que ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Voir.ca
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.35 out of 4 stars for Expanded Cinemah Expanded Cinemah
Abbarbicato all'asta dell'Empire State Build. - rimane solo quello dopo september eleventh: recuperare l'immaginario architettonico di prima delle Twin Towers (che ancora si vedono nel poster del film di Guillermin) - la "stars&strips" digitale ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Expanded Cinemah
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.33 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Peter Parker è il nerd della scuola, irriso da tutti ma soprattutto dal ragazzo di Mary-Jane, sua vicina di casa e suo segreto amore. Durante una visita in un laboratorio scientifico, Peter viene morso da un ragno geneticamente modificato, e quando si ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) es un tímido y aplicado estudiante de un instituto neoyorquino que se encuentra enamorado de la guapa Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst).Un buen día y tras ser picado por una araña manipulada genéticamente, adquirirá unos ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.31 out of 4 stars for Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Peter Parker, jeune New-yorkais élevé par son oncle et sa tante, est un élève doué, mais peu populaire. Lors d’une sortie scientifique, une araignée mutante le pique au bras. Le lendemain, il découvre ses nouveaux pouvoirs : il peut désormais ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader ReviewsThe BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
A normal guy gets bitten by a genetically altered spider and becomes a superhero with the strength and agility of a spider, along with a keen ESP-like "spider-sense." Up against his arch-enemy, the ... ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
Tobey Macguire successfully demonstrates why not everyone should be a superhero. A superhero's primary duty; foremost, before even do-gooding, is to be interesting. Young Tobey has spider powers up the yin-yang (the abilities to gloriously spray spider ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The Tech (MIT) (Daniel Dock)The Tech (MIT) (Daniel Dock)
Peter Parker, played by an effeminate Tobey Maguire, is the social outcast of his high school. The establishing shot of the film consists of Parker chasing the school bus that refuses to stop for him -- much to the delight of everyone in the bus, ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at The Tech (MIT) (Daniel Dock)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Video Reviews with Joan EllisVideo Reviews with Joan Ellis
Tobey Maguire, playing both Spider-man and Peter Parker, his civilian self, creates a thoroughly appealing everyman who uses his special powers to fight crime. The movie is set in New York City, land of opportunity for such magic. Great old-fashioned ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Video Reviews with Joan Ellis
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Motion Picture Purgatory (Rick Trembles)Motion Picture Purgatory (Rick Trembles)
Scales of justice threaten to teeter & topple as friendly neighborhood troubled teen superhero wrestles with growth spurts! Arch nemesis green goblin's climatic confrontation offers spiderman the sadistic choice of saving either a bucketfull of innocent ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Motion Picture Purgatory (Rick Trembles)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Cineclub-Filmkritik Cineclub-Filmkritik
Nachdem der High-School-Student Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) von einer genmanipulierten Spinne gebissen wurde, verändert sich sein Leben! Plötzlich entwickeln sich Fähigkeiten und Stärken einer Spinne. Peter wandelt sich vom schmächtigen ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.24 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
Sans atteindre la perfection espérée, la faute à une compression pas totalement maîtrisée et par moments à un très léger manque de précision dans le rendu des couleurs, l’image de Spider-Man rend parfaitement hommage au visuel comic-book que ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at DVDRAMA
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.23 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (René Glas)Xi-online (René Glas)
Het heeft verrekte lang geduurd totdat de avonturen van Amerika's populairste comic-held eindelijk op het grote scherm verschenen. Het was dan ook een slimme zet van Sony Pictures en Marvel Entertainment om regisseur Sam Raimi aan het roer te zetten nu ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Xi-online (René Glas)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Una vez más debo advertir al lector sobre mi posible falta de objetividad al escribir esta crítica. A pesar de que he leído comics durante prácticamente toda mi vida, no fué sino hasta principios de los ochentas que empecé a coleccionarlos con ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
This captures neither the letter nor the spirit of the Spider-Man of comic book and cartoon fame ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Feels like a bland, watered-down product of a corporate vision, designed primarily to be the safe, sadly responsible start of a summer movie franchise. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
I'll sum up my reaction in a word: Yawn. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Steven Rosen)Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Plays like a sensitive 1980s-era John Hughes teen film ... interrupted by really tawdry special effects and hammy appearances by a cartoonish villain played by Willem Dafoe. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
I'll sum up my reaction in a word: Yawn. ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)
Fun summer movie but ultimately disappointing. Too much is left unexplained (ex: where the suit comes from, the random powers of Green Goblin's pumpkins, Spidey's sporadic superhuman ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for 6nema 6nema
Peter Parker est amateur de photographie, orphelin et pas très séduisant. Lors d'une visite dans un musée d'histoire naturelle, il est mordu par une petite araignée transgénique. Il se découvre bientôt doté de pouvoirs étranges qu'il utilise au ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at 6nema
Spider-Man (2002) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an orphan living with his Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson) and his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris). He's got a crush on the popular girl next door, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), but she's spoken for. Besides, Peter is one ...read the complete Spider-Man movie review at The Movie Chicks
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Spider-Man (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Spider-Man (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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