Spiderman 2 (2004)

Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina

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Ah, what a delightful movie. A character-driven superhero picture. Once again, Marvel delivers with a great script and brilliantly realized translation of comic to screen. It's worked brilliantly before--specifically with X2:X-Men United and Daredevil. I can't say that it worked well in Hulk, but I just think that you need a dork, not an artist, to helm these movies. I don't know about Bryan Singer (X-Men), but Mark Steven Johnson and Raimi are definitely fans of the original comics. That love most certainly shows in their films. Although I went wanting of a little bit more action in the film, the action sequences themselves were fantastic. I wanted the end battle to be a little more epic, but what I got was fine. Once again, J. K. Simmons was fantastic as JJJ.

June 30
Arclight Theaters, afternoon

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