Fantastic Film

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2005)

Spiderman 2 remains my champ in this genre but F4 was terrific film and probably more kid-friendly then Spidey2. I gotta hand it to Tim Story, he made a good film here, despite his heretofore limp resume.
Michael Chiklis stole the show. Major props to Jose Fernandez and Wendy Partridge... the costume designers who breathed life into 'The Thing'. Ioan Gruffudd turns in a strong performance - the camera just loves that guy.
Jessica Alba isn't going to get any Oscar nods here, she seemed real weak as Sue Storm at first - fortunately her performance picks up steam as the show progresses. No complaints about Chris Evans - he was solid as the Human Torch.
Julian McMahon was a great selection for Dr. Doom. He does a great impression of an infinitely powerful, evil mad-man type.
The film seemed a little weak at the start and finish. I didn't think they really told the story of why the team was heading into space. The final fight sequence seemed a little too quid pro quo ... the Doc Doom of my childhood always seemed to give a lot better then he got. The F4 seemed to dispatch him with relative ease.
Overall - a very good film and I'll be in line to buy the DVD.