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Created Mar 01, 2008 06:10PM PST • Edited Mar 01, 2008 06:10PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Perfect 5.0

   Peter finds great success in his superhero duties, but can’t seem catch a break (or even a snack), as he rides an emotional roller coaster while trying to balance his personal life, attend college, and make a living. Wait I don’t think Spider-Man has enough challenges…how about a nemesis to battle against? In this episode, Dr. Otto Octavius (a.k.a. Dr. Octopus), well played by Alfred Molina (“Maverick”), fits the bill.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   Maguire does great double duty on the physical and emotional ends as filmmakers overload Spidey with challenges. No chance of a raise from Daily Bugle editor J. Jonah Jameson, well played again by J.K. Simmons, who continues to sling slander at Spidey to sell more newspapers.

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Perfect 5.0

    Director Sam Raimi and filmmakers make every frame count beginning with a creative art work sequence by Alex Ross that summarizes the previous installment. Great special effects and sound. You see new opportunities and possible future villain introductions, most notable Dr. Connors, played by Dylan Walsh (Road to Perdition) while screenwriters also tie up some loose ends, especially in a great interior scene where Peter talks with his Aunt May, well played by Rosemary Harris.

11. Direction Perfect 5.0

12. Play Perfect 5.0

13. Music Perfect 5.0

14. Visuals Perfect 5.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.0

    Mary Jane Watson, played by Kirsten Dunst, strains, but the genuine care and honesty remains. Of course, friend Harry Osborne resents Peter’s job and continues to seek vengeance against Spider-Man for the death of his father. Peter is able to reason with the Doc eventually thanks to their previous relationship

17. Sex Titillating 2.0

18. Violence Fierce 2.0

19. Rudeness Salty 2.0

21. Reality

    Surreal 3.0

    Plenty of gravity defying action, plus Doc Oc seeks to use fusion with nanotechnology and AI arms, but the arms end up having a personality of their own.

22. Circumstantial Surreal 3.0

23. Biological Surreal 3.0

24. Physical Surreal 3.0