The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (also released as The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film was directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. It is the fifth theatrical Spider-Man film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man and the second and final film in the Amazing Spider-Man series. The studio hired James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to rewrite it. The film premiered in Mexico on April 18, 2014, and was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on May 2, 2014, in the United States.

Plot
Confident in his powers as Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) embraces his new role as a hero and spends time with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) in between protecting New York from criminals. However, his greatest battle yet is about to begin. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront an enemy far more powerful than he is. And when his old friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) returns, Peter comes to realize that all his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Great performances, especially from Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane Dehaan, Sally Field, and Colm Feore.
 * 2) Peter and Gwen are both still awesome characters with fantastic chemistry.
 * 3) The action scenes are amazing.
 * 4) As much as we didn't want Gwen to die, her funeral was very emotional and sad.
 * 5) The design of the suit was heavily praised by fans and audiences, bearing a stronger resemblance to the suit from the comics.
 * 6) Impressive visuals and computer-generated imagery, especially the web-slinging scenes.
 * 7) The soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six (Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Mike Einziger, Junkie XL, Steve Mazzaro, and Andrew Kawczynski) is well-done.
 * 8) Despite Gwen's father telling him to stay away from Gwen to keep her safe, the movie portrays the decision of Peter choosing to be with Gwen or keep his promise as a very difficult choice.
 * 9) * On the topic, he knows it's wrong to go back on his word and the guilt of it is eating him alive, and it would be in no good taste if he broke his promise. But he also knows it's wrong to break Gwen's heart instead of moving on from his guilt, and keeping the promise brings them both nothing but pain, especially since they've already been through enough when Gwen lost her father and Peter lost Uncle Ben.
 * 10) The story concept is mostly good and it has a great blend of comedy and romance.
 * 11) Electro's origins do start off to a rocky start, but his development gets a bit better later on.
 * 12) While underused as a villain, Harry Osborn is a decent character with a lot of screen-time and attention focused on him, an understandable motivation, and great chemistry with Peter.
 * 13) The Roosevelt train is an interesting touch to the film and ties to Peter Parker's parents.
 * 14) While the brighter and more optimistic tone is different than the first film's darker tone, this movie still has many scenes that are dark and/or emotional.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The tone of this film doesn't match the first Amazing Spider-Man movie. Whereas that film was dark and gritty, this film is bright, lively and colorful, and the new score supports the newer tone.
 * 2) Pointless easter eggs that reference other characters and whatnot that only serve the purpose of setting up sequels.
 * 3) The opening with Peter's parents leaving and being murdered by an assassin is not only unnecessary, since we already know what happened to them, but is also 7 minutes long. At least it's brutal and intense.
 * 4) Scenes such as Harry Osborn terrorizing Oscorp and killing Donald Menken were disappointingly cut.
 * 5) The design for Harry's Green Goblin isn't that great.
 * 6) Product placement everywhere mostly from Sony. The Disney logo during the Times Square scene doesn't help matters.
 * 7) Anachronism: In Richard Parker's scenes, which take place in 2000, he has a Sony Vaio (product placement) that did not exist at the time.
 * 8) The trailer spoiled most of the movie where the final shot at the end of the movie has Spider-Man holding a sewer can to fight the Rhino.
 * 9) The ending is pretty bad, Spider-Man and Rhino are about to fight which would resume in one of the sequels, but the sequels were never made, meaning we'll never see Spider-Man fight Rhino.
 * 10) False advertising: Rhino is seen on some posters, but he is barely in it and doesn't even wear his metal suit until the final scene.
 * 11) Norman Osbron is completely wasted and barely has any screentime, since it disrespects it's source material for having him as a dying old man than the Green Goblin.
 * 12) The plot is overstuffed, as the movie focuses more on setting up Sony's planned Spider-Man universe (which was cancelled due to this movie's mixed reception) rather than being a simple movie.

Reception
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, with criticism at the script and length. However, the special effects, the chemistry between Stone and Garfield, the action scenes, and Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six's musical score received praise. Foxx's portrayal of Max Dillon/Electro was met with mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51% based on 308 reviews and an average rating of 5.78/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the cast is outstanding and the special effects are top-notch, the latest installment of the Spidey saga suffers from an unfocused narrative and an overabundance of characters.". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 53 out of 100 based on 50 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, lower than the "A−" earned by its predecessor.