There are some obvious flaws in Webb's vision of Spider-Man. The plot conveniences are a headache, Connors is a shell of his true self, and it proves origin stories aren't always necessary. But the highlights bring a comic book issue to life.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 30, 2024

Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are electric every time they're on screen and web-swinging sequences are energetic and exciting, but the antagonists and overall story miss the mark.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2023

While Garfield shined and some of the set pieces were nifty, the film’s plot and use of Rhys Ifans’ Lizard failed to really capture the imagination like other films with Spider-Man.

| Jun 20, 2023

No matter how impressive a cast, no matter how moody the marketing, no matter what superficial alterations the film’s three credited writers make to the character, none of it can distract from the familiarity of Spider-Man’s origin story.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 4, 2022

Garfield is a solid replacement as Spider-Man and his character is one you can really invest in.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

Give (director Marc Webb) credit for the terrific chemistry between Garfield and Stone, but otherwise this rehash that added nothing new to what was becoming a familiar formula.

| Jun 3, 2022

Too little is different for something that's supposed to redefine the character for a modern spin.

| Dec 17, 2021

The Amazing Spider-Man attempts to straddle - it's too similar to Raimi's world, but simultaneously too different, and all it ends up being is a whole bunch of neither.

| Jul 2, 2021

The Amazing Spider-Man is not, in fact, "necessary," but not because we just saw this story ten years ago; it's just not a very good movie.

| Mar 10, 2021

It does a decent job of retelling the same story fans have seen before in previous film versions, but it doesn't bother to reinvent anything.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Dec 1, 2020

In addition to Garfield's winning performance, Emma Stone is appropriately sweet and sassy as Gwen Stacy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 1, 2020

This is fine, but is fine good enough for one of the most beloved comic book characters of all time? And did we really need another big screen Spider-Man origin story?

| Original Score: B- | Jul 13, 2020

It shows new things in the Spider-Man universe, but at the same time it takes away others that are very important. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 25, 2020

A flawed but still solid Spider-Man movie which delivers plenty of spectacular moments to keep comic book fans happy. However, a few too many unanswered questions stop it from living up to that "Amazing" title.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 15, 2020

The Amazing Spider-Man is enjoyable filled with great moments and wonderful performances from [Andrew] Garfield and [Emma] Stone.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 10, 2019

The Amazing Spider-Man is truly amazing.

| Nov 26, 2019

The Amazing Spider-Man, despite telling the same story again is not only successful, but a lot of fun to watch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 11, 2019

Director Marc Webb has breathed new life into what most of us crushed underfoot and wiped off our shoe after the amazingly awful Spider-Man 3.

| Jul 30, 2019

A film that works best on an intimate scale, although Webb proves quite adept at directing compelling action sequences.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 8, 2019

Garfield is probably too old for the part, the same can be said for Stone, but he brings a new spin and some great energy in the lead role.

| Original Score: B | Apr 11, 2019