The Amazing Spider-Man is disappointing. Marc Webb deserves a pat on the back for trying to be original. But, the screenplay could have been much, much better. The film has its moments. Andrew Garfield is refreshing as the new Spidey. He emotes really well. Playing the loser high school science geek transformed into a wisecracking punk superhero, he more-or-less delivers. He's fun and he's cute with a boyish charm, so was Tobey Maguire. But, Maguire was way better than Garfield as far as portraying emotional vulnerabilities and insecurities is concerned. The teenage angst gives way to warm-fuzzy romance, and the chemistry actually works between him and Emma Stone unlike the exaggerated melodrama in the previous franchise. It's shot pretty well (though there's no over-the-top action sequence) and has a good soundtrack too. But somewhere, the image of Tobey Maguire with his innocent eyes emoting a deluge of emotions of amazement and pain and steely intensity lurks in your subconscious. It doesn't generate or induce that same kind of emotional connect that we had with Maguire. Hope Garfield will get better in the next Spidey flick, and sincerely pray that he does away with the irritating mannerisms of constant head-scratching, lip-licking and shivering!
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