While I still think it was crazy to reboot the series so soon after the original trilogy, I do like Garfield in this role. His chemistry with Emma Stone makes this worth watching, but not much else. It's nice to see a wise-cracking Spiderman. It's cool to see him using his "spidey-senses" to help save innocent people. But I am tired of watching even yet more evil villains' back-stories. I am tired of watching Peter Parker struggle with whether he wants to be a superhero or not. The espionage sub-plot with his parents is completely useless. Seeing the ghost of Dennis Leary show up randomly was odd. This whole film is a disjointed mess. I'm hoping someone edits together all the Garfield/Stone scenes along with the one Times Square action scene in the middle. That would make a quite enjoyable 45 minute Spiderman film that I wouldn't mind watching again.

2.5 Stars (out of 5)