How do I get back the time I spent watching this movie?

Rating: 3/10 (21 October 2007)

I recently saw both Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer and The Incredibles. I'm amazed at how badly Fantastic 4 handles what's in many ways a story that parallels a lot of The Incredibles. Both are superhero movies that takes a team with family members included to fight a super villain. Even though The Incredibles is only an animated film, I thought everything about it was much better. The plot in Fantastic Four is predictable and boring (I guarantee that you've seen almost everything in this movie before), while The Incredibles was imaginative and fun, with interesting characters, good pacing and some plot twists along the way. The worst part of Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is the acting: Jessica Alba looks and sounds like an overgrown, animated Barbie Doll, while Mr. Fantastic is played like a combination of Super Nerd and the most boring person you've ever met. The other actors are competent but hampered by the script. On the other hand, the suspension of belief that goes along with animation allowed for the superheroes in The Incredibles to seem more realistic. The plot and animation was so good that to me they seemed more human as well. Overall. avoid Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer and see The Incredibles instead.