By this point, Maguire's Spider-Man cry face is seared into the minds of pop culture fanatics and internet users the world over. Besides that and the odd facial expression denoting severe physical stress - usually also seen in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy - Maguire's face usually rests at a kind of dopey, vaguely-bemused setting. Take another look at The Cider House Rules or The Great Gatsby and then try and claim there's much range the guy shows between the two. When it comes to Maguire it feels like another case of an actor who got too used to one particular style of acting and never really broke out of it. Even when he's vaguely interesting in roles he is usually charitably put alongside someone more talented who does the heavy lifting and leg-work, and any claim he's ever had of being a real leading man have been wildly misplaced.
Cinephile since 1993, aged 4, when he saw his very first film in the cinema - Jurassic Park - which is also evidence of damn fine parenting. World champion at Six Degrees of Separation. Lender of DVDs to cheap mates. Connoisseur of Marvel Comics and its Cinematic Universe.
