Fantastic Four-Not Too Good But Not Terrible

Rating: 5/10 (27 July 2005)

I know it must be a lot harder to make the audience get to know the main characters since there are 5 of them instead of one like in Spiderman. But the creators of the movie took too much time of the movie to try and cover each of the characters. There was not enough action in the movie to compensate for the scenes where they are trying to show how each character is coping with their new powers and how they are handling the situation mentally. I did think it was pretty cool how, unlike in other superhero movies, the heroes cope with being famous.
Here are the pros to the movie. When there was action in the movie, it was well made. The special effects were alright, nothing to rave about but not bad. It was cool to see all of the heroes fighting, using their own unique powers. The characters are well made. They are not your typical superheroes. They all have their own different attitudes which play into the movie nicely. Most of the time, the parts that are intended to be funny are pretty funny. The one-line jokes are pretty good.
Here are the cons to the movie. It's just boring for the most part. Trying to make the character's emotions a big part in the movie leaves less time for action. And well this is an action movie. I was very disappointed in the 'climax' fight with Dr. Doom. I won't give any of the movie away but plain and simple it was way too short. It left me feeling like there was going to be another fight but just like that the movie was over.
I give Fantastic Four a rating of an 5 out of 10. If your looking for a great superhero movie, go see any of the X-Men movies or Spiderman movies.