1. Stone and Garfield are pure gold! As in the original film, Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker/ Spiderman) and Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy) have an amazing chemistry that translates well on screen. In this sequel the real-life couple crank up their amazing quirky appeal and audiences will surely notice how genuine their attraction seems. It’s hard to believe that they are following a script as their dialogue seems all too real. The filmmakers seem to relish their on-screen chemistry as long portions of the film are dedicated to the struggle Peter has with fighting crime and putting Gwen at risk of his enemies discovering their relationship. Indeed, what this new Spiderman franchise will long be remembered for is the amazing romantic appeal of Garfield and Stone.
2. Jamie Foxx makes a good bad guy. Of course most fans of the series and of Oscar winner Foxx were eager to see his performance as popular comic book villain, Electro. While I expected the villain’s motivation to become evil to be more substantial, Foxx delivers an amazing performance as a nerd obsessed with Spiderman who, through an accident involving exposure to massive amounts of electricity, becomes a super villain capable of frying those who oppose him with a single electrical bolt. Foxx is quirky and amusing