The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) –
It does some things well, but this is a bloated, unfocused, lazily plotted affair
that retreads way too much ground from the Raimi films; it’s got too many
subplots (none of which are compelling), a completely tiresome romantic arc, a
preponderance of lame banter and on-the-nose dialogue, and villains that would
be at home in a Schumacher Batman film
(Paul Giamatti, what are you doing with your life?). 5
