again,lacks the epic quality it should have,but it doesn't exactly suck

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2007)

well,at least it didn't suck.but it wasn't as good as the potential hinted at.i guess it's maybe slightly better than the first one,but barely.the story is interesting and has some merit,but the execution of the film left me empty.the Silver Surfer is a pretty cool looking character,but i wish the character had been developed more.Having Laurence Fishburne voice the Surfer was a definite plus,as his voice fit the character perfectly.no disrespect to Doug Jones,who physically played the character.i'm mot sure i've heard Doug Jone's voice,so all i can comment on is Fishburne.like the first one,this movie is too short and seems rushed.it lacks the epic quality this type of movie should have.another problem is the characters didn't really have to do much more or different than they did in the first one.having said that,the movie is entertaining,if not compelling.even with it's problems,i'd give "Fantastic Four:Rise of the Silver Surfer" 7/10.as a final word,if another installment or a possible Silver Surfer spin off,is planned as rumored,one can only hope they pull out all the stops and make whatever's next into what it really should be:an epic tale worthy of its source material.otherwise,there's no point and they should stop right now.