Better - MUCH better - than I expected!

Rating: 7/10 (6 July 2005)

I'm no expert (I haven't read ANY of the comics!), but I really enjoyed this movie. I saw an official sneak preview of it three days before it was officially released, and now I can't wait until more people I know have seen it so I can talk about it. I hate to be superficial, but Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch is (at the risk of sounding hokey) incredibly hot! Not to mention the (ahem) fantastic Ioan Gruffud in all his Welsh glory. Jessica Alba is alright, but I don't think she can quite pull off the whole longing-for-Reed-to-make-his-move thing that Susan has going on. Micheal Chiklis, though, was awesome as Ben Grimm. I actually cried when Debra, his wife (or fiancé?) left him because of his physical deformities. This movie was funny, action-filled, and just the right amount of cheesy to be great!