No one asked for Sony to reboot the Spider-Man franchise a mere five years after “Spider-Man 3,” so it should come as no surprise that “The Amazing Spider-Man” plays like an unnecessary retread of what came before. It does everything different (that suit — woof!) and few things better. We enjoyed seeing a closer glimpse of Peter Parker’s high school days and his romance with Gwen Stacy, but we would rather have watched Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 4” (which had John Malkovich on board as the Vulture).
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