Spider-Man 2
Academy Award × 1
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Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
What critics thought
Spider-Man 2 was greeted as one of the best superhero films ever made, with Alfred Molina's Doc Ock and the deeper emotional weight of Peter Parker's story drawing particular praise. A handful of dissenters found the non-action stretches slow and the comedy indulgent, but they were clearly outnumbered — the broad critical verdict placed it well above the original.
“the best superhero movie since the modern genre was launched with Superman (1978)”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“the closest thing to an art-house action film since Tim Burton's original Batman in 1989”
The Sacramento Bee
“talky bordering on tiresome”
J. Hoberman·The Village Voice
“In between the combat scenes it gets a little dull and I've never found the seething resentment of Peter's friend Harry Osborn ... particularly interesting. Doc Ock's much better value.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“improves upon its predecessor in almost every way”
Mark Caro·Chicago Tribune
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
DirectorSam Raimi
StarringTobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris
ComposerDanny Elfman
Spider-Man 2
Academy Award × 1
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
What critics thought
Spider-Man 2 was greeted as one of the best superhero films ever made, with Alfred Molina's Doc Ock and the deeper emotional weight of Peter Parker's story drawing particular praise. A handful of dissenters found the non-action stretches slow and the comedy indulgent, but they were clearly outnumbered — the broad critical verdict placed it well above the original.
“the best superhero movie since the modern genre was launched with Superman (1978)”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“the closest thing to an art-house action film since Tim Burton's original Batman in 1989”
The Sacramento Bee
“talky bordering on tiresome”
J. Hoberman·The Village Voice
“In between the combat scenes it gets a little dull and I've never found the seething resentment of Peter's friend Harry Osborn ... particularly interesting. Doc Ock's much better value.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“improves upon its predecessor in almost every way”
Mark Caro·Chicago Tribune
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
DirectorSam Raimi
StarringTobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris
ComposerDanny Elfman
Rent/Purchase