The Amazing Spider-Man
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 3, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
11
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJul 3, 2012
On the whole, it's passable stuff, a surprise, given how mechanical the masked character seemed. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 2, 2012
Mr. Webb's Spider-Man movie works only because he keeps the whole package, at least until the requisite final blowout, tethered to his two appealing leads. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJul 2, 2012
The problem is that the film must re-establish a great deal of mythology, much of which is already familiar to most moviegoers. Unfortunately, Webb's film never quite makes usshake the feeling that we've done all this before. Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony LaneJul 2, 2012
There are joyous moments when we share Peter's point of aerial view. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJul 2, 2012
The result is that "Spider-Man" goes in and out of focus. This is a film that is memorable in pieces but not as a whole. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerJun 25, 2012
Graced with great performances from Garfield and Stone, The Amazing Spider-Man is a rare comic-book flick that is better at examining relationships than superheroism. If it doesn't approach the current benchmark of Avengers Assemble, it still delivers a different enough, enjoyable origin story to live comfortably alongside the Raimi era. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsJul 2, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man, helmed by "(500) Days Of Summer" director Marc Webb, doesn't put its own stamp on the material, which feels warmed-over in ways that don't help. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 2, 2012
For me, this is as deflating a movie as I have seen all year. Not the worst, to be sure, but a project so utterly unnecessary that it made me want to gnash my teeth in frustration. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickJun 29, 2012
Sometimes dull and mostly uninspired, it's much less a satisfying reboot like "Batman Begins'' than a pointless rehash in the mode of "Superman Returns.'' Read full review
50
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJun 29, 2012
No mutation is necessary to clearly see that Marvel's "reboot" of their signature franchise is an unimaginative remake of Sam Raimi's 2002 Spider-Man. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJul 2, 2012
This hugely elaborate production is supposed to be the reboot of a foundering franchise, but rebooting a computer wipes the silicon slate clean. In the movie, what's old is old again. Read full review
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