As of this morning, Spider-Man 2 is 100% fresh on the Rotten Tomatoes site, which is, to my knowledge, unprecedented for a comic book adaptation. Roger Ebert's rave review is also work a look, especially because he wasn't a fan of the original.

Bessie, shall we save this movie for your upcoming visit? (Note that the story is by Michael Chabon, author of Kavalier and Clay.)