The Two and half Fantastics Hours.

Rating: 8/10 (4 August 2005)

The new summer blockbuster hit is a enjoyable movie for all the family, where they can spend two wonderful hours together. The movie is aimed for much a teen audience than an adult audience, but still adults will enjoy this movie and fans of the Marvel comic books will find this movie pleasant. Although is not followed the original time line of the Marvel Comics.
As in my own experience in the theater, the movie was more enjoyed by teens and teens rather than most of the adults, but still I heard the comments of some adults saying " that the movie was fun, and they were glad to bring their children to watch it together.
One of the most important part in movie based on superheroes comics is that the actors and actresses portraying the characters, known the mannerisms of the role they are playing so at the moment to convince the audience, the audience can accept and believe the role they are playing. Knowing about the comic books I believe that the main character portrayed very well their roles in this adaptation.
I have to give a cheer to Jessica Alba, because the mainstream public can see, she have moved away from her role in Honey; and she can appeal to more fantastic and serious roles, like her "Nancy Callahan" her role in Frank Miller's Sin City. Also I like to appoint this movie can show how versatile actor Michael Chiklis is, portraying the role of The Thing, and this movie can help to introduce Ioan Gruffud to a more diversify audience in America.
At many comic books adaptations in to movies, there are some comic book characters that are submitted to changes in the movie versions of the comics books; in this version of the Fantastic Four the character Alicia Masters was changed from a young Caucasian woman to beautiful African American woman. Kerry Washington did an splendid performance of the blind sculptress.
A change that was made in the movie, was the origins of Doctor Doom; it was a change that the fanatics of the comic series didn't like to much, although Julian McMahon did a decent job conserving the essence of the villain in the movie. This is the character that had most changes in the film version, but is fun to see Doctor Doom in a new scenario beyond the comic books universe.
Even this movie suffered changes it's still fun to see this movie, the changes are less to important because people will enjoy it and can spend two hours sitting in a movie theater and forget about the problems they have for just one moment.