The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of a misunderstood outsider, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield). Abandoned by his parents as a boy, he’s raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). As Peter grows into a teenager, he begins to ask questions about who his parents were which leads him to his father’s former partner Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans). What happens there sets a collision course that forces Peter to make life-altering choices that shape his destiny to become a hero.

Scott A. Mantz of Access Hollywood writes, “Superhero movies have been going strong for 12 years now, putting more pressure on the Amazing Spider-Man to start fresh, deliver the goods, stand on its own merits and honor the web head’s legacy on his landmark 50th anniversary. The Amazing Spider-Man does all of those things is as good as its name.” Boxoffice.com estimates that the film should open to the tune of $64M opening weekend.

Rating: PG-13, Genre: Comedy, Drama, Runtime: 2 hr. 16 min., Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans, Directed by: Marc Webb, Written by: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves, James Vanderbilt, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Produced by: Columbia Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Marvel Enterprises and Marvel Studios, Distributed by: Columbia Pictures