REVIEW FOR NON COMIC BOOK FANATICS! *Potential Spoilers*

Rating: 3/10 (25 June 2007)

I'll start by stating my position on comic book movies. As I have never been into comic books but still have a soft spot for any type of dramatic hero, I always judge these movies on the basis of exactly what they are...movies! I do not care if things don't agree with the original comics.
That said, what a waste of time! The acting is horrendously bad at times and has been served up with extra helpings of cheese. I'm sure that if the people who claim to have liked this installment watch it again they will agree. Special mention to Jessica Alba's portrayal of Little Miss Force Field, Sue Storm, which was horrible to be frank. An especially nasty moment would be her embarrassing spew near the end about 'protecting people.' However she is not on her own as most of the cast are quite frankly horrible this time around apart from one. Julian MacMahon is clearly an actor who is destined for huge things yet to come. Most people will recognise him from drama Nip/Tuck, but he clearly shows here that he is born to play a baddie. Every time he appeared on screen my spirits lifted a little but I wait patiently for the day he is offered a sinister role in a serious movie rather than one this is aimed for kids.
However, acting is not the worst part of 4:Rise of the Silver Surfer. The plot is so idiotic is made my head spin. Spiderman movies have offered us a feast of baddies over the trilogy but sadly the writers of this movie served up a giant planet eating gas 'thingy' with a silver slave on a surfboard and expected us to swallow. Please don't think I'm being harsh as I was impressed by the Silver Surfer at the start, but the amazement fairly disappears when he loses his board becoming this pathetic wreck and won't stop talking in that annoying slow way. The reason for him and the gas ball being connected is kind of explained, but the reason for needing so many damn holes on the earth is not, the way I seem to be understand it only one hole was needed. And to conclude, just in case your not annoyed at wasting £6 on entry fee yet, the ending makes NO SENSE AT ALL! What exactly did he do to the big planet munching cloud? Maybe this is a 'need to read the comics' bit but it seemed to be so pointless and poor I was left thinking..."all that money on making this movie, and they end it like THAT!" This 'plot' is also twisted around the sub plot of the Fantastic wedding, I won't discuss it because you'll spend enough time cursing it yourself when you have seen this movie.
What about the CGI I hear you shout? Polished but pretty basic in my view.The Silver Surfer looks cool but not that cool and Reed's stetchiness looks really really fake most of the time. Of course I know it is fake but isn't it supposed to look real-ish? Take the Sandman is Spiderman 3 for example, his expanding looked cool and real...in fact, if good CGI was all you were wanting from this movie watch Spiderman 3 instead.
ONE GOOD POINT OF 4: THE RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER: I witnessed a trailer for Transformers and that looks amazing!