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Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.46 out of 4 stars for Metaphilm Metaphilm
The Spider-Man series stands out from the crowd of comic book movies, and not just due to better writing. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Metaphilm
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for Cinemovie.info - movie reviewCinemovie.info - movie review
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) sta ancora disperatamente cercando di barcamenarsi e trovare il giusto equilibrio tra la sua doppia vita di tranquillo studente universitario, gentile ed educato, e la sua nuova identità di Spider-Man, Super eroe al servizio ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Cinemovie.info - movie review
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for The Nick Schager Film ProjectThe Nick Schager Film Project
It ain't easy being super. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at The Nick Schager Film Project
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
The reason I think Spider-Man 2 works as well as it does is that all the elements that make a movie great, came together so well. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Pocos pasatiempos son más placenteros; también más intrascendentes. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
The exhilaratingly fun, obliquely clever and feverishly crowd-pleasing achievement of director Sam Raimi spins a web that everyone wants to be caught up in. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)
Despite some rather poor dialogue that is more reminsicent of Paris Hilton's "That's hot" catch phrase on TV, this is one action packed comic adventure. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Feels like a remake of the first one, with the same character struggles and plot points we've come to expect ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
A thriller stripped of thrills--or, even worse, a thriller that thinks of itself as somehow rising above the vulgar pleasures of excitement. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
Spider-Man 2 is, on the whole, a success. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
A silly comic book movie with provocative psychological overtones. Or a provocative character study with silly comic book overtones. Take your pick. Either way, it's hardly the cinematic milestone it's widely hailed as being. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.27 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Gerthein Boersma)Xi-online (Gerthein Boersma)
Superhelden worden tegenwoordig wel erg snel oud. Worstelde Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) in de eerste Spider-Man nog met zijn superheroïsche puberteit (compleet met schaamtevolle ongewilde ejaculaties van webvloeistof), in deel 2 kampt de goede man ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Xi-online (Gerthein Boersma)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Inflada secuela del Spiderman de Sam Raimi con el protagonismo de Tobey Maguire que depara, por desgracia, las mismas taras que el primer título, volviendo, en sus puntos positivos, a estar correctamente orientado en cuanto al trato psicológico, asunto ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
"Spider-Man 2" finds our hero (Tobey Maguire) far from the life of adrenaline and adoration one might imagine. Being a champion of the people is not a paying gig, and Spidey's alter-ego, the underemployed Peter Parker, is suffering from overexertion, ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.12 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
I've never been a huge comic book fan, but I've always been a fan of Spider-Man. I've found that to be the case with a lot of people. Even people who could not care less about most superheroes tend to respect Spidey. This is because Spider-Man was ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.06 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
IF GREAT melodramas are priced by their villains, then Spider-Man 2 has tagged the most lucrative cad in film history. His name is Dr Otto Octavius and he is played quite brilliantly by Alfred Molina. He is half-mad scientist and half-metal: he has four ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at DVDBeaver
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Tough to watch without getting bored in the middle - it's a two-hour-plus film that easily could have shed half an hour - and not imagining how it could have been better. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Improves on the first one in significant ways but probably ought to end this mixed bag of a series. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is having second thoughts about donning the Spider-Man suit - being a superhero is a major commitment. It's taken over his life and is eating into his quality time with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), who isn't the kind of ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at The Movie Chicks
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
The exuberant joy for Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) in Spider-Man and the joy for the audience watching the film was his gleeful exploration of his new superpowers, powers smartly aligned with teenage maturation. The pain in Spider-Man 2 is likewise ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ryan EllisRyan Ellis
I've been procrastinating for nearly 2 weeks now. That much time has passed since I saw 'Spider-Man 2', yet the review is just coming together now. And that was after an agoraphobic bout of not seeing it until a week into its mega-bucks release. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Ryan Ellis
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Spider-Man 2 , while it sometimes lapses into dirgelike dullness, still manages the impressive feat of bestowing a human face on a story that could easily feel like a cartoon. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Surges and sags in massive sections. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
Oh, at one point Palmer doubts he wants to be Spiderman, so he loses his powers. Like he jumps off a tall building only to find out he can't fly anymore. Not to worry, he lives to regain his powers. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Tony Medley
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)
Sometimes, film criticism boils down to the merits of a single, solitary on screen moment, be it as a lynchpin of compelling storytelling, an embodiment of a movie's overall message or its ability to evoke sentiment from the audience. ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
If you're going to make adolescent self-pity the heart of a movie -- and you're not going to parody it -- then it should be so masochistically self-involved that it becomes a rapturous wallow. (That's the brand of hysteria Elia Kazan whipped up in his ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Spider-Man may have been a mega-blockbuster, but Spider-Man 2 wastes little time reaffirming its loser bona fides. Successful crime-fighter though he may be, Spidey (Tobey Maguire) still has to wash out his form-fitting gatkes at the neighborhood ...read the complete Spider-Man 2 movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
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by cory on February 23, 2009 Ogden, Utah
Even with the much-anticipated release of Spiderman 3, Spiderman 2 is still the unrivaled gem of the series. The reason this movie is so great is that it has a lot of heart. You really care about all of the characters, even the antagonist, Dr. ...
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