The Amazing Spider-Man
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A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.
What critics thought
The reboot lands in genuinely divided territory: critics who warmed to it pointed to Andrew Garfield's performance and the Peter-Gwen romance as real improvements over the Raimi films, while detractors found the retread of Spider-Man's origin story difficult to justify so soon after 2002. The Lizard villain drew near-universal disappointment even from supporters, and the question of whether this film needed to exist at all runs through almost every review.
“dumbed down, tarted up”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“memorable in pieces but not as a whole”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“combination of fresh-faced innocence, nervous agitation and wry humor ... immediately appealing”
Tom Charity·CNN
“a pointless rehash in the mode of Superman Returns”
Lou Lemenick·New York Post
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Marc WebbDirector
Andrew GarfieldSpider-Man / Peter Parker
Emma StoneGwen Stacy
Rhys IfansThe Lizard / Dr. Curt Connors
Denis LearyCaptain Stacy
Martin SheenUncle Ben
Sally FieldAunt May
Irrfan KhanRajit Ratha
Campbell ScottRichard Parker
Embeth DavidtzMary Parker
Chris ZylkaFlash Thompson
Max CharlesPeter Parker (Age 4)
C. Thomas HowellJack's Father
James HornerComposer
James VanderbiltWriter
Alvin SargentWriter
Steve KlovesWriter
John SchwartzmanCinematographyThe Amazing Spider-Man
A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.
What critics thought
The reboot lands in genuinely divided territory: critics who warmed to it pointed to Andrew Garfield's performance and the Peter-Gwen romance as real improvements over the Raimi films, while detractors found the retread of Spider-Man's origin story difficult to justify so soon after 2002. The Lizard villain drew near-universal disappointment even from supporters, and the question of whether this film needed to exist at all runs through almost every review.
“dumbed down, tarted up”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“memorable in pieces but not as a whole”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“combination of fresh-faced innocence, nervous agitation and wry humor ... immediately appealing”
Tom Charity·CNN
“a pointless rehash in the mode of Superman Returns”
Lou Lemenick·New York Post
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Marc WebbDirectorAndrew GarfieldSpider-Man / Peter ParkerEmma StoneGwen StacyRhys IfansThe Lizard / Dr. Curt ConnorsDenis LearyCaptain StacyMartin SheenUncle BenSally FieldAunt MayIrrfan KhanRajit RathaCampbell ScottRichard ParkerEmbeth DavidtzMary ParkerChris ZylkaFlash ThompsonMax CharlesPeter Parker (Age 4)C. Thomas HowellJack's FatherJames HornerComposerJames VanderbiltWriterAlvin SargentWriterSteve KlovesWriterJohn SchwartzmanCinematographyStream
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