As whiny and irritating as Tobey McGuire was toward the end... As completely ludicrous as the story lines in the third movie was (c'mon, why was the Sandman even there?)... Despite the superior actors in this movie, there is no getting past how awful the story and writing was. I'm a big fan of all the comic book related movies, with the possible exception of anything Punisher related, though Dolph Lundren was pretty amusing. I couldn't even finish this one. Peter Parker is supposed to be the nerd you root for, but not here. He's the self absorbed teenager that is a complete jerk. Do yourself a favor and save the money.