"The Amazing Spider-Man" would be amazing if we didn't just see it a few years ago.
 
Spider-Man swings back into theaters after a hiatus not much longer than an outdoor cigarette break on a sweltering summer's day.
 
Do we really need a Spider-Man reboot? No. Does it add anything to what's already been established? Not really.
 
What's worrisome about "The Amazing Spider-Man" is that it's not a badly made film. It just suffers from been-there-done-that-itis. And in a post-"Avengers" arena, "The Amazing Spider-Man" has very little that's new to offer. At one moment during the film, Peter Parker's high school teacher says it is not true that there are many stories throughout literature, history, etc.  There is really only one story. Thanks for reminding us, teacher, while we're watching a superhero origin story we've seen countless times before.
 
What is amazing about this reboot is Andrew Garfield.