Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons and James Cromwell. The film begins with Peter Parker basking in his success as Spider-Man, while Mary Jane Watson continues her Broadway career. Harry Osborn still seeks vengeance for his father's death, and an escaped convict, Flint Marko, falls into a particle accelerator and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator. An extraterrestrial symbiote crashes to Earth and bonds with Peter, influencing his behavior for the worse. When Peter abandons the symbiote, it finds refuge in Eddie Brock, a rival photographer, causing Peter to face his greatest challenge.

Spider-Man 3 was commercially released in multiple countries on May 1, 2007, and released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007, by Columbia Pictures. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, in contrast to the previous two films' highly positive reviews, it stands as the most successful film in the series worldwide, Marvel's most successful film, and Sony Pictures Entertainment's highest grossing film to date.

I've been hearing some reviews about Dunst singing, numerous songs actually. How's that? Is it like... in a stage play, or does she sing-talk?

The first time is right at the beginning on a theater stage, the second one is in a club. I heard rumors that one song is not her singing. Far worse though is that in the theater scene she seemd totally overwhelmed. It was some of the worst acting she ever did

*minor spoiLers ahead*

A minor Letdown from the first two, but I'm generousLy giving it an "A-" because it had the best visuaL f/x and action sequences of the three which is what I usuaLLy Look for for these type of fiLms. To support that, Venom Looked the most reaListic and engaging CG characters since Davey Jones and King Kong. SeLected scenes with Sandman in it Looked pretty impressive, and the action scenes in the end were spectacuLar. However, the fiLm put so much effort on visuaL f/x and action sequences as refLected in its $250+m production budget and not on the characters, good storyLine, etc. For exampLe, some characters (i.e., Gwen Stacy, Sandman) were so weak that they seemed unnecessary for the whoLe of the fiLm. Venom, which was great shouLd have appeared earLier or should I say he shouLd have been the onLy viLLain in the fiLm other than Harry Osborne. Peter Parker changing into someone eLse, into an "emo punk" Look IMO Looked stupid and unintentionaLLy funny, and Harry Osborne's arrivaL in the end was one of the most predictabLe things I've seen in a HoLLywood movie. There were a number of moments that I Liked, but Spider-Man 1 and 2 especiaLLy the first had unforgettabLe ones. NevertheLess, it was very entertaining to watch and the above compLaints didn't affect my rating for the overaLL fiLm that much.

Spider-Man: A+
Spider-Man 2: A+/A
Spider-Man 3: A-

Color me disappointed..

It's actually not as bad as X3. But close! The first half is OK, the second half is just a mess. I'm not a fan of the comics, but I loved the first two Spider-Man movies so much (A- and A). Still, it's entertaining, solid film but not good enough for Spider-Man franchise.
My personal thought; the drama part was handled better than the action part (that doesn't say much since the action part -including visual f/x- was surprisingly quite awful, IMO).

*** out of ***** (B-)