I went in to Marc Webb's 2012 reboot of Sony/Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man films not really knowing what to expect. The trailers showed what seemed to be a darker take on the character than seen in Sam Raimi's trilogy while simultaneously showing a jokier Spider-Man. Neither impression ended up being entirely accurate; while the film largely takes itself seriously, it thankfully avoids trying to produce a dark, gritty atmosphere, and while Spider-Man has several one-liners ranging from embarrassing to pretty funny, it's not a yuck-fest. In fact, the overall feel of the film (at least in its second half) isn't entirely dissimilar from what we got in Raimi's Spider-Man films, and while I would have liked to see it veer off in a more radical direction, I'm ok with that. I enjoyed Raimi's films, and I enjoyed this one, even if parts of it feel a bit repetitive. There will be story spoilers in this review, but this isn't a film reliant on plot twists. The most surprising plot points seem to have been excised from the film during late-stage post production.
