Clickonline writes: "One of my big problems with Spidey 1 was the severe lack of the kind of high stakes spectacle and visual verve we expect from a comic book movie. But fear not for the sequel, there’s wall to wall action and most of it is stunningly crafted. In the intervening years Webb has picked up a great sense of space and camera placement as well as a better understanding of the best ways to use a character like Spider-man."