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The banter between Leary and Garfield is fresh and funny as their arguments range from crime to dating Gwen, Stacy's daughter. Ifans is enjoyable as Dr. Connors, Parker's pseudo-mentor and mad scientist who unfortunately transforms into the giant CGI Lizard that wrecks havoc on the city.
 
Sally Field and Martin Sheen are Parker's Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Ben's wisdom isn't as effective in this "Spider-Man" as it was in the original Sam Raimi version. Sheen rambles out wise words in a yadda, yadda, yadda-whatever fashion that doesn't quite strike the heart like Cliff Robertson's Uncle Ben did previously.
 
On a technical level, "The Amazing Spider-Man" is far superior to its predecessors. The effects are improved and Spider-Man is able to do some really cool superhero tricks like using his webbing to silence his prey or swing from cranes down Manhattan's 6th Avenue. One standout
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