Spider-Man 3

"The three main recurring characters get stuck in a rut and the same can be said of the film itself in "Spider-Man 3." After the significant improvement of the second installment over the first, new entry represents a roughly equivalent dip in quality and enjoyment, with Spidey now giving off the faint odor of running on fumes..."

"An overlong, visually incoherent, mean-spirited and often just plain awful Spider-Man 3..."

"The biggest and longest (clocking in at 139 minutes) and quite possibly the capper of a trilogy featuring the current talent lineup, "Spider-Man 3" has done it again... The wow factor works overtime with state-of-the-art effects sequences that often are as beautiful as they are astonishing..."

"Feels weighed down by its urges to go bigger and say more. A superhero movie as entertaining as its predecessors would have done the trick just fine. This one crawls all over the place far too much..."

"It may sound like a Spider-pan, but three stars is a recommendation. It’s just a shame to note that, after promising greatness, all Spider-Man 3 delivers is satisfaction..."

"Although not supremely spectacular, Spidey 3 is another sure-footed entry in what is becoming one of the most entertaining franchises..."

"It's this emotional push-and-pull that raises the stakes, prompting a sharper intake of breath as Spidey goes swinging into action. And there's plenty of that - awesome aerobatic battles, each one topping the last. Shrewd moments of comedy bring our hero crashing back to earth..."