Great start to a hopeful trilogy

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2005)

Okay, so if this wasn't the start of a Trilogy, I'm going to be disappointed. The movie dedicated far too much time to character development for a single feature.
However, the flaw in the film is the the nemesis. I don't feel they suitibly justified the character's motivation. The motivations they did use were either too vague or not actually in line with the rest of the character.
The effects and acting are great. The Thing and Human Torch both make significant efforts to steal the show. Though I think Jessica's acting is right on. The welsh guy with the hard to spell name, Reed, did okay, but I think they could have made the character more personable. They come really close, but he gets interrupted dramatically whenever they almost make him likable. Luckily Jessica carries that plot well enough for both of them.