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Spider Man
For devoted fans and nonfans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing
less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero
blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman,
director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to Spidey's
origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker
(Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate
euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite
transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man.
That's all well and good, and so is Kirsten Dunst as Parker's
girl-next-door sweetheart. |
