The critics are wrong

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2005)

Every now and again, there's a movie that comes out that all the critics rip apart but then the standard viewers really enjoy it. Fantastic Four is certainly one of those instances. I saw it expecting nothing outstanding from it because with all due respect the F4 have never been the coolest team and I've always thought of them as somewhat tacky actually. That's sort of just what they are, so I wasn't expecting a different spin on the X-Men films, I was expecting a light-hearted origin story basically, and that's what I got. I was never bored, even when there was very little action going on the 4 were still using their powers and it was cool to watch. In fact, this movie was supposed to be comical in a way, and it really was. You saw them come to grips with their powers as they have difficulty getting along with one another, but in the end they come together like a family and cover each other's backs when duty called for it. If there wasn't enough action for some viewers, it can at least be said that this was certainly an entertaining movie, and I'm curious to see future films and how some villains are revamped to be more suitable for the big screen.