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Movie
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-Tobey
Maguire
-Kirsten
Dunst
Based
on
the
classic
Marvel
Comics
series,
Sam
Raimi's
SPIDER-MAN
deftly
details
the
origin
of
the
web-slinging
superhero.
When
awkward
New
York
City
teenager
Peter
Parker
(Tobey
Maguire)
attends
a
class
field
trip
to a
laboratory,
he
gets
bitten
by a
genetically
altered
spider
while
taking
photos
of
his
longtime
crush,
the
lovely
Mary
Jane
Watson
(Kirsten
Dunst).
Soon
he
discovers
this
bite
has
given
him
remarkable
powers--heightened
strength,
dexterity,
and
awareness,
along
with
the
ability
to
cling
to
walls
and
shoot
webs
from
his
wrists.
Hoping
to
win
Mary
Jane's
heart
using
his
new
talents,
Peter
becomes
distracted
from
home
life
with
his
doting
Aunt
May
(Rosemary
Harris)
and
Uncle
Ben
(Cliff
Robertson),
ultimately
leading
to
tragedy--and
his
new
role
as
the
crime-fighting
Spider-Man.
Meanwhile
Harry
Osborn
(Willem
Dafoe),
the
industrialist
father
of
Peter's
friend
Norman
(James
Franco),
undergoes
a
transformation
of
his
own,
bringing
about
the
creation
of
Spider-Man's
arch-nemesis:
The
Green
Goblin.
In
order
to
save
his
loved
ones--and
all
of
New
York
City--from
the
devastating
force
of
the
deluded
Goblin,
Spider-Man
must
take
on
the
villain
in a
series
of
stunning
battles.
By
staying
true
to
the
essence
of
the
comic
book,
Raimi
accomplishes
the
rare
feat
of
crafting
a
superhero
movie
with
a
real
heart.
Rather
than
focusing
solely
on
action
and
explosions,
SPIDER-MAN
wisely
shines
the
spotlight
on
the
character
of
Peter
Parker,
played
with
perfect
bewilderment
by
Maguire.
The
special
effects,
of
course,
are
dazzling,
but
they
are
topped
by
an
excellent
cast
that
also
includes
the
radiant
Dunst,
the
menacing
Dafoe,
the
brooding
Franco,
and
the
scene-stealing
J.K.
Simmons
as
Peter's
tough-talking
boss.
(Raimi
fans
will
notice
cameos
by
the
director's
brother,
Ted
Raimi,
and
EVIL
DEAD
series
star
Bruce
Campbell.)
The
result
is a
charming
and
amazingly
entertaining
film
unafraid
to
combine
CGI
animation
with
sincere
human
emotion.
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