Only 5 years after the last episode of the outstanding first trilogy , it was a strange decision from Marvel in the first place to launch a reboot of Spiderman.

But the marketing surrounding the film lead you to think they knew what they were doing : A darker, more realistic Spidey and a new take on the origin of the hero seemed attractive enough.

Yet, strangely, the movie is less dark and far less realistic than the original and the story of the origin is confusing and uninteresting at best.

The major problem is that every aspect of this film (the acting, the characters, the love story, the villain, even the opening credits and the cliffhanger...) is too generic and flat to raise any interest.

Even Andrew Garfield's strange acting, that fit so good in other movies, was so forced here that I felt embarrassed in many scenes.

The plot is sometimes very confusing and often completely illogical.

There were a few interesting ideas but they are too briefly or poorly exploited.

If you are, like me, a fan of the Sam Raimi's trilogy, do yourself a favor and crush this unnecessary spider.

It is just another triumph of marketing over substance.