The Amazing Spider-Man: Press reviews

'There's a new Webb-slinger in town – and he's here to stay.'

'The sheer exhilarating spectacle of Spider-Man launched again through the city, utterly free, is still great.'

'We never thought we wanted Spider-Man back so soon. This Spider-Man can stay. And he can bring, as he no doubt will, more friends.'

'as enjoyable as it is impressive'

'Enough superhero films are produced for teenage boys who used to dress up in Spider-Man pyjamas. At last, here's one for an entirely different audience, whose other halves may soon be dressing up in Spider-Man pyjamas for their benefit.'

'an explosive superhero epic in its own right'

'The Amazing Spider-Man is pretty, well, amazing.'

'Soft, yes, but also satisfying.'

'It isn't perfect but this reboot's wins outweigh its wobbles. The leads charm, the action crackles and the grooves are well-laid for part two. Untold story? Next time, then.'

'still delivers a different enough, enjoyable origin story to live comfortably alongside the Raimi era.'

'Like all superhero films, it's not very rewarding for grown-ups, though. They keep making them, I keep saying so. On we go!'

'more Spider-Man 1.5 than Spider-Man reborn.'

'There isn't a lot that hasn't been seen before, and although the special effects are impressive, they're no improvement on Spider-Man 2, which remains by far the best of the franchise.'

'with great power comes the chance to relaunch a superhero franchise, audience memory go hang.'

'although Garfield's twitchy, spiky playing of Peter Parker brings new shades, this is hardly a re-reading of Hamlet.'

'Webb's film is slow on plot, skimpy on character development.'

'Marvel Comics could at least have taken the opportunity to elide the intensely annoying hyphen in the title'