Spider-Man reboot falls well short of "Amazing"

Published July 3, 2012

After the critically disappointing "Spider-Man 3," Sony Pictures had two options: find a new franchise with interesting characters and exciting stories or reboot "Spider-Man" barely 10 years after he first hit the screen. As is typical with Hollywood, the one that takes less imagination won out, resulting in "The Amazing Spider-Man," an entertaining reboot that can't hide the fact that it's completely unnecessary.