What was the purpose of this movie. Apart from leading into yet another sequel?

The plot was weak, fragmented and full of holes. The acting was woeful, even normally proficient actors such as Alfred Molina and Tobey Maguire cast adrift in a script apparently written by four yr old's.

The special effects were so obviously CGI, to hold the interest for about as long as that dancing spiderman .gif circulated on the internet a couple of years ago.

To anyone save the most diehard comic-book fans, AVOID!