Spider-Man
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: May 3, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
32
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Despite all the computer-generated effects and highflying superhero theatrics, this roughly $120 million movie is, with few exceptions, remarkable only in its small human touches. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
The movie, with spiderlike timidity, scuttles into a corner and freezes. [13 May 2002, p. 96]
50
TimeRichard Corliss
Raimi directs the film at Maguire's pensive pace. Some scenes are just inert.
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
I'll sum up my reaction in a word: Yawn. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The superhero part of the movie will leave audiences with a flat feeling, thanks to computery-looking special effects and a sagging story line. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Perhaps the real question, then, isn't how you update Spider-Man but why you would even try. Introduced in 1962, the original superhero helped to initiate the age of modern comics. Raimi hasn't figured out how to reconfigure him for the blockbuster age, and there are suggestions. Read full review
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