I had a lot of problems with this film (rate it 6.5/10)- the bland script, the screwed up origin, Spidey taking his mask off all the time and using spider-powers in public as Pete, revealing secret to Gwen, everything being tied into Oscorp, etc etc.....but...
Garfield was great as Peter Parker, much better than Maguire and the action scenes with Spidey for the first time actually felt like Spider-Man on the big screen. And that is a huge achievement.
Like the bit were Spidey got sucked down a sewer drain pipe, and he was like- that sucked.
Or when he was swingin and he was like- alright that was fun, hey am swingin here!
That totally felt like Spider-Man in a way Maguire never did.
I also appreciated how Garfield's skinny physique resembled Ditko-Spidey.
It gives me a lot of hope for a sequel or Avengers app down the line once all the origin stuff is dealt with.
If only he would stop taking the mask off!