It's...OK.

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2007)

It's been a disappointing summer for sequels so far (Spidey 3 was poor, Pirates 3 was a little unsteady) and FF2 carried on the trend in some ways, but was probably the best blockbuster of the summer so far. Not that that is saying a great deal, given the level of competition. Basically, if you've seen and at any level enjoyed the first movie outing of Marvel's First Family, then you should see and enjoy this one (I didand did!) and if you didn't see it or did and thought it was lame then save yourself whatever the cost of seeing it may be. Like the first film, this has been harshly reviewed and has lots to enjoy  and stuff that will just annoy! It has more of the good (Johnny Storm), more of the unconvincing (she may be pretty, but I'm just not buying Jessica Alba as Sue Storm, and she's so obviously not a blonde), more of the poor (Ben Grimm) and more of the pretty good but ultimately a bit disappointing (Norrin Radd). I just hope it does well enough for a threequel and that they finally get it all the way right that time  third time's the charm.