Fantastic? Not quite......

Rating: 6/10 (18 August 2005)

The fantastic four is no way as good as it could of been but that isn't the fault of the director as many fanboys seem to think. No, its all down to a poor script . The script just whizzes through everything very superficially like the introductions of the characters ,development of characters and plot development .The script also lacks the sense of urgency of the x-men films and the heart of the spiderman films-it emerges as just another superhero movie with nothing of its own to offer.
Its not all bad though, for there are some moments of goodness amongst the superheroic blandness .Tim Storys eye for comedy ensures that there are plenty of laugh out loud moments like the things anti drug message to the kids , and a funny little montage of the fantastic fours day to day home life .In fact i found the humour and all of the jokes more enjoyable than the action sequences which were surprisingly disappointing!
Also, with the exception of jesica albas wooden ,pathetic portrayal of sue storm and Julian macmahons lack of megalomaniac power in the role of Dr doom, the performances are pretty strong.Gruffud does well as a shy and retiring reed richard but its chiklis as the thing and evans as the human torch steal the show ! Chris evans has the cocky human torch down a tee and chiklis is brilliant as the self loathing tough guy turned stone.The little back and forths and bouts of bickering they have between each other are very good and overshadow the the sappy sue storm/ reed richard romance subplot.
The film ends on a cliff hanger which promises that we are in for a treat with the inevitable sequel, but if its script had more depth and the action was more exciting then we would have been in for a treat the first time round.
Oh and hardcore who don't agree can suck a fat one.That is all.