The Christian Sciene MonitorGwen Stacy (Emma Stone), who is all smiles and wiles. Director Marc Webb, working from a script by James Vanderbilt, Alvin S...
The Movie Picture ShowAlthough The Amazing Spider-Man does follow a long list of variations involving this superhero, it manages to successfully f...
New York PostSometimes dull and mostly uninspired, it's much less a satisfying reboot like Batman Begins than a pointless rehash in the m...
Rolling StoneI don't really see why the Spidey reboot was needed right now, but The Amazing Spider-Man has its virtues. Andrew Garfield a...
Los Angeles TimesGarfield and Stone are good enough to ensure that you won't miss their predecessors, but you may well wonder where Doc Ock i...
USA TodayAs a new chapter in the superpowered arachnid saga, it stands on its own quite nicely, focusing more on human emotions than ...
New York Daily NewsDirector Marc Webb's action-adventure is grounded in a recognizable reality, but is also full of thrills. It's dark and myst...
San Francisco ChronicleThis is the second-best Spider-Man movie yet made. In the previous trilogy, only Spider-Man 2 surpasses it.
The New York Times Mr. Webb's Spider-Man movie works only because he keeps the whole package, at least until the requisite final blowout, tethe...
Washington PostNow that all the fussy exposition has been taken care of, the real fun can begin in earnest: Long may he weave.
The New YorkerThe idea that to be rendered superhuman is neither some sombre moral privilege nor a queasy Faustian temptation but a prelud...
The Philadelphia InquirerBrings fresh faces and 3-D bells and whistles to the adventures of a moody nerd-boy who gets bitten by a radioactive arachni...
Wall Street JournalThis hugely elaborate production is supposed to be the reboot of a foundering franchise, but rebooting a computer wipes the ...
The GuardianAndrew Garfield feels like the definitive Spider-Man, and Rhys Ifans a striking adversary, as the series gets off the ground...
Chicago Sun-TimesWe live in an age of speed-up, which may explain why the "Spider-Man" franchise feels the need for a reboot only 10 years af...
/FilmIf The Amazing Spider-Man falls just short of proving that the world needed another Spider-Man, it’s also far too satisfying...
ReelViewsWhen it came time to develop a fourth installment, Raimi departed over "creative differences" and Sony was left with a movie...
E! OnlineThough the very idea of rebooting Spider-Man only five years after the last sequel enraged geeks everywhere, The Amazing Spi...
FirstShowingWe knew a reboot would tell Peter Parker's transformation into the web-slinger would hit us once again some day. We just did...
Film School RejectsThe rebooted origin is largely unnecessary, the script is weak, and Garfield’s Parker needs some serious tweaking.
CinefoolsMarc Webbs new reboot of the still warm body of Spiderman is good...damn excellent actually. This is a film that every fan s...
Total FilmIt isn't perfect but this reboot's wins outweigh its wobbles. The leads charm, the action crackles and the grooves are well-...
The Sci-Fi BlockThough it begins promisingly enough, it turns into generic territory half-way through its run time and never comes back.
Black Sheep ReviewsThe couldn't really call it "The Occasionally Amazing but Mostly Just OK and Reasonably Redundant Spider-Man.
Film FractureThe Amazing Spiderman is amazing in that it is a smart piece of filmmaking, and one an adult non-fan-boy type can enjoy, as ...
Aint It Cool NewsIs it worth seeing? I'd say it is - the performances are great when the writing lets them be, the 3D is nice, especially in...
TelegraphThe Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, is primarily aimed at women but has enough blockbuster test...
Chicago Sun-TimesWe live in an age of speed-up, which may explain why the "Spider-Man" franchise feels the need for a reboot only 10 years af...
Chicago TribuneTobey Maguire's Spider-Man feels like just yesterday, and yet Andrew Garfield makes the character his own
Entertainment WeeklyWhat's most amazing in The Amazing Spider-Man turns out to be not the shared sensations of blockbuster wow! the picture elic...
JobloFor the hardcore SPIDER-MAN fans that have been complaining about the reboot, I strongly suggest you give this a chance as t...
TelegraphThough it still packs plenty of testosterone, Marc Webb's new Spider-Man is the superhero film for the Twilight generation, ...
Hollywood ReporterThis satisfying reboot slings a darker Spidey, a stronger romance and a welcome slew of tongue-in-cheek humor.
The GuardianMarc Webb's successful synthesis of action and emotion, together with a terrific performance by Andrew Garfield, means that ...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Marc Webb
Writer: James Vanderbilt
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans
Release: July 3, 2012
Writer: James Vanderbilt
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans
Release: July 3, 2012
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