Spiderman 3 Movie Review

The action sequences are, for the most part, spectacular. The fight scenes live up to the standards set by the previous Spider-Man films, yet it’s when Raimi allows Maguire as Parker a few quiet moments to reflect on life that the film really comes close to matching Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 in tone. Maguire has grown into the part and Spider-Man 3, while not the best of the lot, features his best performance of the series. The same can be said of James Franco who redeems himself after a series of bad film choices by making Harry into a multi-layered character such as we haven’t seen in the previous two outings.

Bruce Campbell steals the film as a French restaurateur who tries to help Peter pop the question. Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church are also terrific, with the totally buffed up Haden Church selling the part of a desperate dad without the benefit of much dialogue. Grace is given a lot to say and as the film’s comic relief, he seems right at home spewing one-liners and lightening the mood.