Spider-Man 3
(USA, 2007, 134 minutes)
Comforted by the fact that his crime-fighting alter-ego Spider-Man has become New York’s hero, Peter Parker turns into a selfish, aloof hero, alienating his long-time girlfriend and his friends – but that is the least of his problems, as new enemies and a myserious meteorite come up to his life. This disappointing third entry in a so far intelligent series of comic-strip adventures falls in the exact trap of its own hero by believing its own hype and becoming the cartoonish melodrama that the previous entries weren’t, with the state-of-the-art effects shining at the expense of plot and character.
Columbia Pictures presents a Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin production. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J. K. Simmons, James Cromwell. Directed by Sam Raimi; produced by Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, Grant Curtis; screenplay by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent, based on a story by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi and on the comic book characters created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; music by Christopher Young, from themes by Danny Elfman; director of photography (DeLuxe prints, Panavision), Bill Pope; production designers, Neil Spisak and J. Michael Riva; costume designer, Katina Le Kerr; Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Sandman and Venom costumes designer, James Acheson; costume designers for Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, Clare Hallworth and Nina Hallworth; film editor, Bob Murawski; visual effects supervisor, Scott Stokdyk.
Comforted by the fact that his crime-fighting alter-ego Spider-Man has become New York’s hero, Peter Parker turns into a selfish, aloof hero, alienating his long-time girlfriend and his friends – but that is the least of his problems, as new enemies and a myserious meteorite come up to his life. This disappointing third entry in a so far intelligent series of comic-strip adventures falls in the exact trap of its own hero by believing its own hype and becoming the cartoonish melodrama that the previous entries weren’t, with the state-of-the-art effects shining at the expense of plot and character.
Columbia Pictures presents a Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin production. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J. K. Simmons, James Cromwell. Directed by Sam Raimi; produced by Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, Grant Curtis; screenplay by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent, based on a story by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi and on the comic book characters created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; music by Christopher Young, from themes by Danny Elfman; director of photography (DeLuxe prints, Panavision), Bill Pope; production designers, Neil Spisak and J. Michael Riva; costume designer, Katina Le Kerr; Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Sandman and Venom costumes designer, James Acheson; costume designers for Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, Clare Hallworth and Nina Hallworth; film editor, Bob Murawski; visual effects supervisor, Scott Stokdyk.
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