 The Amazing Spider @-@ Man received generally favorable reviews by critics upon release with critics praising the performance of Andrew Garfield . The review aggregator film site Rotten Tomatoes reported a 72 % approval rating , based on 302 reviews , with an average rating of 6 @.@ 6 / 10 . The consensus : " A well @-@ chosen cast and sure @-@ handed direction allows The Amazing Spider @-@ Man to thrill despite revisiting many of the same plot points from 2002 's Spider @-@ Man . " On Metacritic , as of July 5 , the film had received an average score of 66 out of 100 , based on 42 critics , signifying " Generally favorable reviews " . According to Rotten Tomatoes yearly lists ( by using a weighted formula of the critics review in the site ) , it was placed number 32 on its list of best comic @-@ book movies in 2012 and was placed number 36 in 2013 . CinemaScore 's audience graded it an A- . 
