The Weekly Movie Watch Volume 5

This week I watched Dom Hemingway, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

I watch movies every week and then write down my thoughts. Read my previous reviews!
My rating is simple, Watch It, It Depends, Skip it.

Dom Hemingway - An affable rogue.

Dom Hemingway (2013) 
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Written by: Richard Shepard
Directed by: Richard Shepard
Starring: Jude Law, Richard E. Grant
Rated: R

Plot:
Safe cracker Dom Hemingway is out of jail and ready to collect.

Review:

It's quite a good movie, better than expected. This could be Jude Law's best performance, precisely because he doesn't seem like Jude Law. There isn't much story, this is an actor embodying the character, a quirky, confidant, outrageous character. All the performances are top notch, Law is rivaled only by his side kick played by Richard E. Grant. I'd watch the sequel just for more Dom Hemingway. To be fair, the movie did decline a bit from start to finish, as the plot of Hemingway became muddled in typical tropes.
It depends.

Dom Hemingway, the man and the movie, looks good.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Now with more villains.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
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Written by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner (screenplay), Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner and James Vanderbilt (screen story), Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book)
Directed by: Marc Webb
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan
Rated: PG-13

Plot:
Spider-Man has a number of villains to defeat

Review:

Missing the first The Amazing Spider-Man, I was concerned I'd be lost, but it simply was not the case. The movie suffers from being too over the top, fights, dialog, and the sheer number of villains. This could be excused, except for the writing.  The dialog is stilted. It lacks a natural progression, delivered by paper thin characters.
These issues contribute to the lack of focus. Scenes shoehorned in to create drama that don't relate to the store are a prime example. Electro is a cool looking villain but possesses no depth. I was impressed with how one arc ended, atypical for movies like this, but it's too little, too late.
I also have to mention the number of low camera angles and quips from Spider-Man. Both annoying and over done. No matter how much you like Spider-Man, you shouldn't watch this.
Skip it.