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Movie
description |
-Tobey
Maguire
-Kirsten
Dunst
Sam
Raimi's
follow-up
to
SPIDER-MAN
finds
Peter
Parker
(Tobey
Maguire)
struggling
to
balance
his
everyday
life
with
his
alter
ego
as
the
web-slinging
superhero.
Still
carrying
the
burden
of
keeping
his
crime-fighting
identity
from
those
closest
to
him--including
his
longtime
love
Mary
Jane
Watson
(Kirsten
Dunst),
his
best
friend
Harry
Osborn
(James
Franco),
and
his
doting
Aunt
May
(Rosemary
Harris)--Parker
must
also
face
off
against
a
dangerous
new
menace,
Dr.
Otto
Octavius
(Alfred
Molina),
a
scientist
driven
mad
by
experiments
involving
powerful
mechanical
arms.
When
the
deranged
Octavius
(AKA
Doc
Ock)
forms
an
alliance
with
the
vengeful
Osborn,
who
blames
Spider-Man
for
the
death
of
his
father,
the
wall-crawling
hero
is
in
for
his
biggest
battle
yet.
With
SPIDER-MAN
2,
Raimi
retains--and
improves
on--all
of
the
elements
that
made
the
first
film
so
good,
including
an
excellent
story
(crafted,
in
part,
by
acclaimed
novelist
Michael
Chabon),
tight
pacing,
and
stunning
special
effects.
Parker's
internal
conflicts
are
even
greater
than
before,
and
Maguire
adds
emotional
depth
to
every
scene.
Returning
actors
Dunst,
Franco,
Harris,
and
J.K.
Simmons
(once
again
portraying
Parker's
tough-talking
boss,
J.
Jonah
Jameson)
are
all
pitch-perfect
in
their
roles,
and,
as
the
once-noble
Octavius,
Molina
is
remarkable,
relishing
his
villainous
lines,
while
giving
the
character
a
surprisingly
vulnerable
side.
Throughout
the
movie,
Raimi
expertly
balances
drama
and
humor
with
dynamic
action
sequences,
making
SPIDER-MAN
2
feel
more
like
a
continuation
of
the
original
tale
rather
than
an
obligatory
sequel.
For
a
Hollywood
movie,
that's
a
real
feat.
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1948-2006 Muze
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