We learn sombre news from the beloved movie enthusiasts at
I generally try to avoid reading reviews before I see a film, but since I won’t be reviewing Spider-Man 3 and I know Todd McCarthy doesn’t deal in spoilers, I clicked in to see what the Variety film critic had to say about the most recent chapter in Sam Raimi’s arachno-tastic action series — and the guy had some pretty rough things to say about the movie. His main complaint seems to be that the flick is too broad, too comic-booky, and perhaps beholden to a rather underwhelming screenplay. Praise for Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church, but an unsatisfactory grade for screenwriter Alvin Sargent — and when discussing the scenes between Peter Parker and the female leads, the critic uses the words “dull” and “unimaginative.” Yikes.
Word coming back from Spiderman 3 screenings have been mixed. One common thread through all of them seems to be the horrible chemistry between Dunst and Toby. The parts of the movie where it will drag is the romantic sections, and if the romance is dull it will be like nails on a chalkboard.
I am still excited to see the third instalment of the Spider-Man franchise, but the things I have feared about the movie are starting to show themselves in early reviews and that concerns me. The multiple villain curse is one that I hoped would pass by the door of this franchise; It appears it may strike again.
The good news however is that Sandman and Venom are getting positive reviews. Sandman is the main pull for me to see this movie, and from what I have seen – It looks like he is being done to perfection. That is enough to keep my hopes up. International friends, have any of you seen the film so far and If so – what are your thoughts?
