It's not Spider-man...

Rating: 6/10 (12 July 2007)

It's clobbering time! Or is it? I thought I was watching Dr. Richard's Fun with Physics! Where is the action? Where is The Thing busting stuff? Well, in all fairness, I often complain that action movies do not have enough story. This one does, but goes a bit overboard with all the wedding drama and the comic book science. Maybe four heroes are too many to try to do the Spider-man soap opera thing. Still, it isn't a bad movie. The effects are great, the story is okay and the Surfer has potential as a tragic villain and these things make the sequel a little better than the original, which only had the great effects and the endless action scenes.
Well, the fab four are back. Rex (Ioan Gruffudd) and Susan (Jessica Alba) are still trying to get married, and Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) is still trying to meet chicks and celebrating the joys of being a celebrity. A threat to destroy the planet starts to interfere with the wedding plans (can anything EVER interfere with ANY all-important wedding plans?) and only the Fantastic Four can step up. There is lots of silly science and logic gaps big enough for the Earth to escape through. Stan Lee has a great cameo and the effects are worth the price of admission.
Hard to call! Those who love super-hero action flicks will probably find it a suitable, but less entertaining sequel, as they squirm and wonder where the rest of the action is. Those who are less enthralled with the Marvel movie universe should pass on this one. As for me, it wasn't painful or unpleasant, but it won't be added to my movie library.
(this work first appeared at realmoviereview.com)