A fantastic clod

Rating: 3/10 (15 June 2007)

Every so often a film comes out that reminds my why I don't go to the theaters as often as I would like; this is one of those films. To fully go into what I did not like about this film would take more space and time then it ultimately deserves, but I will cover the films more grievous gaffs.
To start let me please comment on the acting. Never have I longed for the days of Plan 9's performances more then when I heard Ioan Gruffudd force out the most ridiculous scientific babble that only proves Gruffudd's complete lack of scientific prowess. While Gruggudd stands out above the rest, the others just fail to achieve what would be called passable acting.
Bad performance aside, the true atrocity is the story. When I first saw the trailer with the Human Torch chasing down the Silver Suffer, I was filled with hope for a mindless, fun, high passed summer movie; unfortunately they only delivered on the mindless. The very seen they show in the trailer ultimately proves to be the most exciting seen in the whole movie.
The majority of the plot deals with the relationship betwixt Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman. The problem is two thirds of this summer action film is filled with trite dialog that no one could make look believable, respectable or believable (a problem maid even worse by bad actors delivering them). Some of the embellishment on A LOT of the dialog is almost so laughably bad, it makes one wonder if the director was trying to see just how poor he could make the film and have it still hit theaters.
A lot of my other complaints contain spoilers, and even though this is a warning not to see the film, it is one opinion among many and you still may decide to see it. This may not be the deciding factor on if you spend your money on this film, but let me assure you it is not worse the price of a ticket. Unless you are on a twenty hour flight across the Pacific Ocean, don't waist your time.