 In 2014 , Stone reprised the role of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider @-@ Man 2 . In an interview with Total Film , Stone explained that her character was not dependent on the film 's protagonist . " She saves him more than he saves her . She 's incredibly helpful to Spider @-@ Man ... He 's the muscle , she 's the brains . " Her performance was well received by critics ; an Empire reviewer praised her for standing out in the film : " Stone is the Heath Ledger of this series , doing something unexpected with an easily dismissed supporting character . " The role earned her the Favorite Movie Actress award at the 2015 Kids ' Choice Awards . Later that year , Stone took on a role in Woody Allen 's romantic comedy Magic in the Moonlight , a modest commercial success . A. O. Scott criticized her role , and pairing with Colin Firth , describing it as " the kind of pedantic nonsense that is meant to signify superior intellect " . 
