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OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh |
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8/10 | "The film strikes just the right balance between dizzying aerial action (with special effects and high-flying fisticuffs far more heart-stopping than in the original) and grounded human drama." |
| Movie Gazette |
| Anton Bitel |
| "'Spider-Man 2' delivers sheer movie pleasure." |
| ReelTalk Movie Reviews |
| Betty Jo Tucker |
4/5 | "Raimi has turned in a very different Spidey than might be expected. I'm not talking 'nipples on Batman' or anything; the shift is from origin story to mid-hero-crisis story." |
| Freeze Dried Movies |
| Brian Juergens |
A+ | "If Raimi continues in this direction, he might be well on his way to the greatest superhero trilogy of all time." |
| FilmJerk.com |
| Brian Orndorf |
3/5 | "Feels like a remake of the first one, with the same character struggles and plot points we’ve come to expect" |
| Filmcritic.com |
| Christopher Null |
| "It's the exposure of his precious face -- sign of his secret self -- that's most frightening, ordinary, and exciting.
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| PopMatters |
| Cynthia Fuchs |
3/4 | "By focusing on his characters as much as his special effects, Sam Raimi has made that rare sequel, one that's every bit as good as the original." |
| Movie Boeuf |
| David N. Butterworth |
3.5/4 | "The bottom line is that Spider-Man 2 is a summer movie for people that don't ordinarily enjoy summer movies." |
| Reel Film Reviews |
| David Nusair |
C+ | "There are a lot of dull spots where there's only banal chatter." |
| Ozus' World Movie Reviews |
| Dennis Schwartz |
3.5/4 | "A visually dazzling spectacle and a technically creative triumph. Spider-Man 2 is a significant and grandly entertaining cinematic work." |
| TheMovieBoy.com |
| Dustin Putman |
3/4 | "Like Spider-Man before it, Spider-Man 2 is a superhero flick bursting at the seams with big emotions." |
| Slant Magazine |
| Ed Gonzalez |
3/5 | "Pocos pasatiempos son más placenteros; también más intrascendentes." |
| Uruguay Total |
| Enrique Buchichio |
A | "It isn't all action, or all laughs, or all drama. It's an ingenious combination of the three. It's some of the most fun I've had in a theater in a while." |
| EricDSnider.com |
| Eric D. Snider |
4/4 | "Ranking amongst the best films of 2004, the best action films of the past decade and, once again, THE GREATEST COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO FILM EVER MADE!" |
| eFilmCritic.com |
| Erik Childress |
A | "Here's an unlimited-budget blockbuster that's engaged in its characters and its premise, one that cares about the implications of people's actions." |
| Film Blather |
| Eugene Novikov |
3.5/4 | "Invitingly grand and resounding with cheeky energy, this is one exhilarating and thought-provoking spider that does more that crawl up the water sprout" |
| Movie Eye |
| Frank Ochieng |
A- | "One of the best pictures of its kind ever made, at once cheeky, exhilarating, funny and genuinely moving...a triumph of the super-hero genre." |
| One Guy's Opinion |
| Frank Swietek |
3/5 | "Spider-Man 2 takes comic book yarns to a new dimension of possibility with its sensitive exploration of emotions that help determine one's destiny." |
| Spirituality and Practice |
| Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
3/4 | "A worthy sequel to the 2002 blockbuster, Spider-Man 2 will deposit fans somewhere on the satisfaction spectrum between quietly pleased and overjoyed." |
| ReelViews |
| James Berardinelli |
4/4 | "It is so rare that a sequel improves upon the original, but that is exactly what Sam Raimi and company have done with the magnificent [I]Spider-Man 2[/I]." |
| Q Network Film Desk |
| James Kendrick |
3/4 | "A blockbuster with humanity." |
| Sci-Fi Movie Page |
| James O'Ehley |
5/5 | "Better, faster, funnier, warmer -- Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire give us a superpowered sequel with soul." |
| Netflix |
| James Rocchi |
10/10 | "The perfect blend of great action, great comedy, and great melodrama. Once again, Mr. Raimi, I'd like to shake your hand." |
| Window to the Movies |
| Jeffrey Chen |
7/10 | "...all the spider-webbing that you can sling into your fanboy pants!" |
| JoBlo's Movie Emporium |
| JoBlo |
3.5/4 | "Mr. Raimi, working at the top of his game, reunites the entire cast of the first film, and by this point they feel like family." |
| Big Picture Big Sound |
| Joe Lozito |
| "Sleeker, faster, leaner, meaner and packed with features, the 2004 edition of "Spider-Man" blows the 2002 model off the road." |
| Light Views |
| John Larsen |
10/10 | "Expect less of the one-liners and more of the biting the inside of your cheek so you won't start bawling in front of your date." |
| Planet Sick-Boy |
| Jon Popick |
| "Dead on in its ability to blend wonderful comedy, mind-blowing action, touching romance, superb special effects, and dazzling set pieces, all while remaining sublimely artistic." |
| Bangitout.com |
| Jordan Hiller |
3.5/4 | "'Llegó para quedarse y hacernos pasar un gran rato en compañía del más humano de los superhéroes, quien nos recuerda nuestra propia condición humana. Estupenda.'" |
| Moviola |
| Jorge Avila Andrade |
| "Once again we’re caught in the web of a wonderfully woven story." |
| 3BlackChicks Review |
| Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel |
4.5/5 | "Goes to the trouble of actually making you care...and has an absolutely way-cooler baddie of Dr. Octopus as a nemesis." |
| Cinerina |
| Karina Montgomery |
4.0/4.0 | "Sam Raimi has once again raised the bar for superhero films and summer blockbusters, this time to the top of a skyscraper where only spider-men dare to crawl." |
| MovieCrypt.com |
| Kevin A. Ranson |
4.5/5 | "Whatever sins this film commits at the start of the show I forgave when I saw how they worked out." |
| 7M Pictures |
| Kevin Carr |
3.5/4 | "A spectacularly entertaining summer movie." |
| Montreal Film Journal |
| Kevin N. Laforest |
A- | "Rosemary Harris gives so much heart to this project, her importance cannot be overstated" |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Laura Clifford |
5/5 | "En palabras del mismo Dr. Pulpo, —Damas y Caballeros, abróchense los cinturones— Una película tremenda ha encontrado su lugar." |
| Cinenganos |
| Luis Martinez |
4/5 | "The rare sequel that actually improves on the original." |
| TV Guide's Movie Guide |
| Maitland McDonagh |
2.5/4 | "Gets the characters where they need to go, but it doesn't develop their struggles to a satisfactory level." |
| Mark Reviews Movies |
| Mark Dujsik |
| "[M]ust be quite the most tenderly tragic comic-book movie ever made..." |
| Flick Filosopher |
| MaryAnn Johanson |
4/5 | "I would be happy to sing the praises of this one from the highest building." |
| Goatdog's Movies |
| Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
4/4 | "Never have I seen such an intelligent, emotionally resonant screen adaptation of a comic book. Spider-Man 2 takes the genre to a whole new level." |
| Aisle Seat |
| Mike McGranaghan |
A- | "Few movies have so mastered motion. Raimi is all but re-inventing cinematic story-telling before our delighted eyes." |
| Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies |
| Nell Minow |
| "A sensational summer treat." |
| Lessons of Darkness |
| Nick Schager |
5/5 | "Um filme ambicioso e maduro que, ao mesmo tempo em que impressiona com suas seqüências de ação, jamais deixa de lado o desenvolvimento de seus personagens." |
| Cinema em Cena |
| Pablo Villaca |
4/5 | "A great deal of fun." |
| Film Threat |
| Pete Vonder Haar |
| "'Spider-Man 2' is that summer rarity - a big-budget blockbuster that actually lives up to the considerable advanced hype." |
| Critic Doctor |
| Peter Sobczynski |
4.5/5 | "Raimi handles it effortlessly because he keeps his focus tightly in the characters' hearts and minds." |
| Shadows on the Wall |
| Rich Cline |
A- | "Oh yeah. That's the sweet spot." |
| Flipside Movie Emporium |
| Rob Vaux |
B | "A slower-paced film than the first one, but its characters are more interesting and the action scenes it does have are first-rate." |
| Laramie Movie Scope |
| Robert Roten |
B+ | "I think Sam Raimi can loosen his tie and kick off his shoes. He done good." |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Robin Clifford |
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OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh |
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