Surprising adaptation

Rating: 6/10 (10 December 2006)

This movie chronicles the creation of the Fantastic Four team and their nemesis Dr. Doom, from the moment of their employment to the first victory over Dr. Doom. As a comic book adaptation this movie succeeds where others have failed (X-men and Spawn to mention a few), this is quite true to the material and don't overreach itself like X-Men (which introduces too many characters) or tries to be an action flick entirely like Superman 2.
The story is good and well executed (not like Hulk where it becomes meaningless running around). The effects are good, the Thing does look a bit too stony (my picture of him was a little more organic)but it dosn't change the overall impression. The acting is also good, with Michael Chiklismaking the best performance as Ben Grimm/The Thing, he portrays the confusion and distress of Ben perfectly. Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom is also good but this role isn't far from his role in Charmed.
All in all this is a good adaptation and hopefully the sequel will also be, a 6 out of 10