Not Worth Watching....*Potential Spoilers*

Rating: 3/10 (2 January 2006)

I was excited about this, and why not? Super hero films give us a blatant excuse at immersing ourselves in an action film we might otherwise end up over-criticising. Spider-Man and Xmen are still films I can watch over and over again....but this film is a mess.
We have an action film, where action, in the true sense happens only in the last 15 minutes of the film, so its left entirely to the characters to carry the film. And its a pity because you couldn't care less about any of them, they all descend into clichés, with whom you cant identify with. I challenge anyone who says they felt for Ben Grimm/Thing or that the film had a credible bad guy. Julian McMahon's Von Doom is the worst acting I've seen for some time. And there was absolutely no love presence between the actors playing Reed and Sue. A shame because Ioan Gruffudd can act, but he was ill advised to be part of this rubbish.
Add to this poor special effects, no tangible plot - other than leading to some defined sequel in the future and you have one of the most over-inflated disaster movies of the year. Take my advice and stick with Xmen and Spiderman.