The original cast is back, and the story picks up where 'Spider-Man' left off. At the end of the first film, Harry swore to avenge Spider-Man, whom he believes to be responsible for his father's death.

The saga continues, and is as stylish as ever, with Sam Raimi back in the director's chair. The film's main villain is Otto Octavius, who becomes nothing more than a creature due to a malfunction of one of his experiments. The visual effects are really good, and this is another great script with thought-provoking dialogue.

Mary Jane is now an accomplished stage actress, Harry is head of Oscorp, May Parker is still coming to terms with her husband's death, and Peter Parker is fighting his own inner demons, which is starting to take its toll on his powers. JK Simmons is back as Mr Jameson, and is hilarious - I just love him in this role!!

They never do explain how Parker manages to change outfits so quickly, and what becomes of his clothes, but for the sake of making the movie work, lets just forget about that detail (the same as Hulk's clothes when he turns into the hulk, and then back to human again...). The action sequences are fast and spectacular. This is a great sequel to a spectacular film.