The first film was logical, not too arrogant and much better than any Spider-man film made before. High hopes were set for the sequel and like nearly all sequels they were boundaries that were just too high for the production crew. Within the first twenty minutes the arrogance had crept so far in that without drinking anything we wanted to hit Spider-man. I know that in comparison to most of the other super heroes spider-man is just a kid and with all super heroes comes arrogance to a degree but the first twenty minutes gave a Shia Le Beuf in transformers feel- sweaty, slightly big headed kid that thought more of himself than anyone else did. I expected more from Andrew Garfield. Sometimes it is really nice to see a young man playing a decent guy, not one that plays on his looks or special abilities- not one that is too humble and insecure. I know that it is a minority but it is possible for the lead character to be a decent person in every sense of the word and watching another super hero delve into his arrogance more and more is just irritating and repetitive- show me something different.
Putting all that aside, Andrew Garfield manages to reproduce the performance that captured so much attention in the first film. Now he has his powers and understands how to use them he has to embark on becoming New York City's superhero, keeping everyone safe and everything else that goes with the job description, which he does very well.
Jamie Foxx is the villain this time and like every role that I have seen him take on, I have admired his work and appreciated his efforts. A good and solid choice for a villain and also a great choice of character for him to take on as it is something different to the immediate roles that spring to mind.
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