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The screenplay by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner, based on the story by the three of them and James Vanderbilt -– which is itself based on the Marvel Comics series by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko –- is an investigation of sorts into the need for heroism in contemporary post-9/11 society.

None of them quite shines: Foxx and DeHaan overact and overstay their welcome, while Giamatti is underemployed and underwhelming.

To keep New York safe, spandexed superhero Spider-Man must do battle with supervillains Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon and his alter ego, the electric generator, Electro Dane DeHaan as Peter's childhood friend, Harry Osborn, and his alter ego, the Green Goblin and Paul Giamatti as Russian mobster Aleksei Sytsevich and his alter ego, Rhino. And Peter Parker, Spider-Man's alter ego, continues to protect his identity, investigate his elusive family history, and stay away from Gwen Stacy because of the promise he made to her father. Originally titled "The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro," this sequel to the 2012 adventure finds our high-flying, web-slinging hero still fighting crime in New York City.

It's Andrew Garfield who inherited from Tobey Maguire the role of the bullied high school dweeb whose parents suddenly disappeared and who was bitten by a genetically modified, radioactive spider, after which he evolved into a devoted-to-society crime-fighting vigilante.