BTM August 2012 97 movies Girl in Progress This is a story about a teenage daughter and a singe mum. Where have we heard that one before? Of course, it mounded up to become a synonym of the word ‘clichéd’. Forced humour, girl eyeing the senior school “player”; this one’s got it all. Eva Mendes is probably the only sellingpoint of this failed flick. Ice Age 4 We all know how the continents came into being; of course, it happened during Scrat’s (unsuccessful) struggle to get that unattainable acorn. For a franchise that did amazingly well so far, this one is a little hard to enjoy, unless you’re a child. Trust us, it doesn’t help if it’s only at heart. MOVIE OF THE MONTH The Amazing Spider-Man RATING: DIRECTED BY: Marc Webb STARRING: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone THE PLOT: Like most teenagers, Peter Parker is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. He begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance leading him directly to Dr Curt Connors, his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to become a hero. WORTH WATCHING? We understand the need to reboot a franchise from scratch, but when the Raimi/Maguire version remains fresh in every Marvel geek’s mind, this rendition has come to look like nothing but a reinvention of the wheel. While the pillars of the story remain the same, The Amazing Spider-Man does bring with it a fair amount of freshness in terms of perspective, style and interpretation. Garfield and Stone have given it their best. VERDICT: The Amazing Spider-Man is not so amazing after all.
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