▁said , ▁" The ▁e pon ym ous ▁hero ▁hits ▁his ▁super - h ero ic ▁st ride ▁here , ▁as ▁does ▁Andrew ▁Gar field ▁in ▁the ▁role , ▁especially ▁when ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁alter ▁e go ▁Peter ▁Parker ▁lear ns ▁there ' s ▁always ▁some ▁fine ▁print ▁in ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁this ▁many ▁benefits . ▁The ▁plot ▁gets ▁itself ▁tang led ▁up ▁in ▁multiple ▁villa in ▁str ands , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁main , ▁this ▁install ment ▁is ▁em otion ally ▁weight ier ▁and ▁more ▁satisfying ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or ." ▁ ▁Guy ▁L odge ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁said , ▁" Red und ancy ▁remains ▁a ▁problem , ▁but ▁this ▁over long ▁super h ero ▁sequ el ▁gets ▁by ▁on ▁sound , ▁f ury ▁and ▁star ▁chem istry ." ▁Richard ▁Ro eper ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁B + , ▁stating ▁that ▁" It ' s ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁too ▁long ▁and ▁it ' s ▁over st uff ed ▁with ▁too ▁many ▁characters ▁and ▁too ▁many ▁sub plots , ▁but ▁there ' s ▁enough ▁good ▁stuff ▁in ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁to ▁war rant ▁optim ism ▁about ▁the ▁next ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ." ▁A ▁negative ▁review ▁came ▁from ▁Peter ▁Tra vers ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁giving ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁he ▁said : ▁" Th ings ▁go ▁wrong ▁quickly ▁with ▁Ama zing ▁ 2 . ▁Am ▁I ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁h ates ▁the ▁word ▁Ama zing