15. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Sometimes, bigger isn’t always better. In the case of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the 2014 sequel is simply trying to do too much by including a truly bizarre take on Electro (Jamie Foxx), a feral-looking Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan), and even a tracksuit-wearing Russian gangster Rhino (Paul Giamatti, totally innocent). What does work is the relationship between Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker and Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy which has genuine chemistry, perhaps benefitting from the real-life relationship the actors were in at the time. This one gets some level of retroactive bonus points for setting up Garfield’s big hero moment in Far From Home and for a great cinematic costume, but not much else.
