Have we forgotten the ancient texts???? From the first few scenes I could tell something was off -- the rhythm, the pace. Something. Each scene is painfully drawn out, long past the point is made. The humor (eventually it stops pretending to be funny) is forced and poorly timed. Every line-reading is slow, with plenty of heavy pauses. This movie isn't content being a romcom, it must elevate itself. It must have a dialogue-free prologue about cave men. We can't enjoy…
A competent movie made by hollywood hacks trying to capture the energy of Raimi's spiderman. Feels very dated because this is so clearly made for kids, and we're supposed to take these types of movies VERY seriously now. I was obsessed with this movie growing up, so I can't be completely objective - but I have to ire how economical (if stupid) the story is. Gets the job done. Back when being a hollywood hack meant you had to AT LEAST be a competent storyteller
I have no doubt that—like every entry in this series—it will be reclaimed as "secretly the best one" by fans later on. In fact, both Dead and Final Reckoning feel like Cruise and McQuarrie saying: We perfected the formula with Fallout, now let's do something different. And "different" can feel weird and awkward at first. For instance, I was lukewarm on Dead Reckoning when it first came out: too long, convoluted plot, too much talking. And all the same complaints…