And then there's the mad German scientist named Kafka and I rest my case. Paul Giamatti's Russian criminal is just in the way and only gives a couple of dreadful and laughable scenes. Sally Field does good work as Aunt May, but leaves no lasting mark. And his character development is way too rushed and quite unnecessary for this film, it just becomes another sub-plot standing in the way of what really matters. Everything that Dane DeHaan did so well in "Chronicle" just feels unnatural and (maybe not misplaced, but wrong) here. You don't sympathize with him nor do you believe how fast he becomes this super-villain. As Electro it's hard to say how much is his fault, and what can be blamed on the rest, I'd go with the rest. Oh Jamie Foxx, how did you go from Django to this? Before he goes all CGI-Electro he tries to play the nerdy unseen scientist (with a worse comb-over than Christian Bale's 'Hustle'-look). I can't buy an emotional scene that is interrupted by heavy dub-step and a blue electric guy. Garfield and Stone has their chemistry and does their best with the incredibly thin script and cheesy one-liners, but their potential quite beautiful scenes together gets lost in the over-full and messy plot. Unfortunately I was spot on, I hoped to at least get an enjoyable time at the cinema with my friends, but ended up feeling quite uncomfortable and laughing throughout most of the film. But after seeing the first trailer I thought it seemed like a total mess, and I wasn't convinced by Electro one bit. I did enjoy the first installment of this unnecessary reboot, almost anything seemed like a step up from "Spiderman 3", and Garfield felt way more natural than Maguire, and Emma Stone is always welcome. I can't say I went in to the theater with high hopes.
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