Well, he is new. Maybe we should give him a break.

I thought 3 had a nice balance with the villains. Harry has to have a shot at revenge, Sandman poses a problem but is basically to keep Spidey in business while the symbiote does it's work, and then more revenge when Eddie becomes Venom. It is a bit much but at least it wasn't "Hey! Look at this!" in your face in the first five minutes.

I thought most of the story was a bit too drawn out but what do I know about making movies?