A 2hr Introduction

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2005)

I've never been a huge fan of the Fantastic Four comic, I don't have anything against it, but it never really captured me like other comics did (i.e Batman, Spider-Man). So my expectations for this movie were not excessively high.
I just think the problem is that the film contains four main characters that all have to be introduced properly (five, if you count Dr.Doom and why shouldn't you?), and to me the whole thing felt like a long introduction. Not unusual for super-hero movies I know, but usually it's half the movie introduction, half the movie story/action.
The fight at the end of the movie really had potential (brilliant scene when Thing and Doom fall through the skylight into the swimming pool), but just as things are getting started they are abruptly ended. The only thing that was missing was a "To be continued..." sign.
I did enjoy the time I spent in the cinema watching this though, the special effects were cool, the acting all right (liked the casting of Thing) and the camera work good. I just felt cheated on the action.