From reading a lot of comments regarding spider-man 3, I'd wager that most of the people never really read the comics, so it doesn't come as a big surprise that it doesn't make much sense to them. But I can assure you, that most of what's in the movie is actually in line with what happened in the comics. It's not all exactly the same because it's impossible to cram years worth of plot into one single movie, but the gist of it matches what's in the comics.
[spoiler] Sandman regretting his actions at the end of the movie, do match with the comic.. mostly. In the comic, Flint Marko was originally petty thief, like he is in the movie. However, when he got turned into the Sandman, he sort of went insane because of it. That's what changed him into a real villain, far as I remember. But eventually he does regain his sanity somehow, and he becomes one of the good guys. Later on, though, he goes bonkers again, and he turns into a villain again.. What happens after that, I don't know lol. [/spoiler]
Peter is NOT emo in the movie. Anyone claiming that really don't know what they're talking about, both in regards to spider-man itself, as well as the subject of emo:
[spoiler] Like dr. Connors says in the movie, the symbiote (the black suit) latches onto a host, and feeds off aggression. There's more to the symbiote than that, though, but to put it simply, it bonds to a host, and then brings out the worst in that person. The reason why Peter came accross as emo to some people is because at heart, he's a nice guy, and the symbiote is basically trying to forcibly change him into a bad guy instead. The emo appearance that he has is basically a way to visually show the effect that the suit has on him.
The only reason why it doesn't succesfully bond to him, is because being evil is not in Peter's nature. He's an overly nice guy, that would rather die than doing the wrong thing. He puts doing the right thing over his own happiness, whereas Eddie Brock does the exact opposite. Brock is selfish, hates the world, and pitties himself--all perfect emotions for the symbiote to feed on. [/spoiler]
As for the story between Peter and Harry, that matches the story in the comics as well as the rest of the movie. And anyone who's read the comics, will know that it does.
The acting, however, was not all that fantastic, but it never really was even though I loved all three movies. Maybe it's just me, but all the actors seemed to be over-acting in all 3 movies. At some times, this method of acting did fit nicely with the feel of te movies, but there were also quite a few times where the actors should've toned it down just a bit, and not lay it on so extremely thick. But that is really my only complaint with any of the spider-man movies.
On a sidenote: I do agree that one movie was not enough to properly flesh out the plot of all the villains in it. It might've been a better idea if they had spread it out over several movies, instead of just one.
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