not even very close

Rating: 5/10 (29 January 2006)

Never mind which side of the asinine "Ultimate" v. "Original" Marvel comic universes debate you are on...this was NOT a good FF movie. Yes, they were in space. Yes, Doom is in it. Yes, they all have the right powers. BUT no, Doom isn't terribly threatening, Reed seems goofy rather than geeky and scary-smart (never mind actually able to take up the mantle of both super-hero and team leader save by default). And at no point is it possible to accept ANY of it (unlike the very successful suspension of disbelief achieved in both Spidey movies and the new Batman), nor is more than about half the story ever explained to the audience (I, having read the FF for decades, knew what was going on, but I know many people who were confused). On the plus side, it IS pretty, and Johnny is played perfectly.