▁Times ▁said , ▁"[ The ▁film ▁is ] ▁over st uff ed ▁with ▁plot ▁lines , ▁set ▁pieces ▁and ▁villa ins , ▁although ▁stars ▁Andrew ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Emma ▁Stone ▁do ▁their ▁best ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁movie ▁heart ." ▁Tim ▁Rob ey ▁of ▁The ▁Te legraph ▁said , ▁" M arc ▁Web b ' s ▁Spider - Man ▁sequ el ▁is ▁over st uff ed ▁with ▁high - vol t age ▁villa ins , ▁but ▁the ▁spark s ▁between ▁Andrew ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Emma ▁Stone ▁save ▁the ▁day ". ▁Simon ▁Reyn olds ▁of ▁Digital ▁Sp y ▁said , ▁" Peter ' s ▁past , ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁all ▁inter tw ine ▁in ▁a ▁sequ el ▁that ▁offers ▁b ang ▁for ▁your ▁bu ck . ▁That ▁said ▁you ▁can ' t ▁help ▁[ but ] ▁feel ▁the ▁franch ise ▁bean ▁coun ters ▁at ▁work ▁here ▁thanks ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁o min ous ▁for esh adow ing ▁and ▁un resol ved ▁character ▁ar cs . ▁To o ▁many ▁cook s ▁and ▁all ▁that   ... ". ▁Kim ▁New man ▁of ▁Empire ▁scored ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁saying : ▁" A ▁few ▁too - bro ad ▁g ags ▁aside — and ▁even ▁these ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁fun ky ▁spirit ▁of ▁' 6 0 s ▁Marvel — this ▁is ▁a ▁satisfying ▁second ▁issue ▁with ▁thr ills , ▁heart break , ▁gas ps , ▁and ▁a ▁perfectly ▁jud ged ▁s ling shot ▁ending ." ▁Les lie ▁Fel per in ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter