The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a hot mess. First, the script is a jumble of several stories, haphazardly crammed together. Each plotline is rush and unmotivated, making the film constantly contrived. Peter and Gwen inexplicably breakup and makeup, people become villains for ridiculous reasons, and the backstory of Peter's parents is convoluted and pointless. Furthermore, the combination of these half-baked narratives is worse than each individually because their moods are incompatible and the overall film swiftly becomes tone deaf. Almost instantly, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 devolves into a noisy cluster of visuals rather than a cohesive movie.
Meanwhile, the filmmaking of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is absent. The imagery is uninspired and ugly, the structureless editing creates emotional whiplash, and the production design is asinine. Garfield and Stone try to salvage the material but clearly have little character instruction. The same goes for the supporting cast, all of whom are lost about what tone to strike. Audiences might hope that the special effects are a saving grace, but even that looks goofy at key moments. Overall, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 tries to do too much and accomplishes nothing, making it a chore to sit though.
Writing: 2/10
Direction: 2/10
Cinematography: 3/10
Acting: 4/10
Editing: 3/10
Sound: 6/10
Score/Soundtrack: 5/10
Production Design: 3/10
Casting: 7/10
Effects: 6/10
Overall Score: 4.1/10
I wish they wouldnt have tried to forcefully push the sinister six movie forward and would have focused more on character development.