The Thing about this film is the Thing...the rest are pretty fantastic too

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2005)

Fantastic Four - one word...fantastic. Great special affects, good story, great actors and Jessica Alba. She has got to be my new favourite Hollywood honey. She rocks! For the ladies the guy that plays The Human Torch (Chris Evans - not the ginger one) offers a bit of eye candy. Bulging muscles, good one lines and...although I hate to say it he's hugely entertaining!! Julian McMahon of Nip-Tuck fame is excellent as Victor Von Doom (you know he's got to turn out bad with a name like that). Dressed in Ocean's 11 cut suits he slowly loses his marbles until he becomes a fully fledged, iron clad Dr Doom. Ioan Gruffudd puts in a good performance as Mr Fantastic, a very convincing American accent and a calming influence on the others around him. Have to say though that Michael Chiklis as the Thing has to get the gold star. He's glued into a very convincing suit and you can really feel his anguish! The only let down to this film has to be the rubbish story of how Ben Grimm's (The Things altar ego) fiancé dumps him in such a stupid way before he hooks up with a blind women (it's obviously what's inside that counts) by the end of the film. However, it in now way hinders the complete enjoyment this film offers, great story, good humour and amazing affects. Sequels? I think so...it's left open nicely to see the Return of the Fantastic 4. My must see of the week!