Underachieving.

Rating: 4/10 (29 October 2007)

It was great to see the Fantastic Four and Alicia again. It was a different, better experience this time around, as the Fantasti-car makes its first theater appearance and Dr. Doom returns, even if certain scenes have him looking a little like Emperor Palpatine. It was great to see the Silver Surfer himself, but the film as a whole, sadly did not make much use of all the characters involved. Galactus may have had less than 10 minutes screen-time!
A white comet hurtles around the Earth creating craters and causing all sorts of havoc throughout the globe. While Sue and Reed avoid the public eye and ensuing chaos to get married, their dodging tactics and inner turmoil within the group prove all for naught when that very comet crashes the fun. Back in Latveria, Dr. Doom lives and seeks the comet, a Silver Surfer, for his own intent.
There's plenty of excitement and action across the globe as the Fantastic Four save lives and duke things out in locales such as London and China. I was also impressed with the Fantasti-Car and with certain special effects, like General Hager's fate and Galactus. The Silver Surfer himself wasn't too bad either, so I hope they use him better the next time around, such as Dr. Doom. The ruler of Latveria certainly came back with a bang for the sequel. Since Galactus did appear though, I hoped they would have used better screen time for one of comics' greatest villains.