A Great Adaptation, Characters were almost Perfect, all around Great Film!

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2005)

For everyone that has not read the comic books, I will briefly explain some things. First of all, the main complaint I have heard about this film is that it's too campy and family-friendly. The Fantastic Four have always been the "sitcom" of the Marvel comic book universe. The characters are supposed to be goofy, out there, and over done.
Johnny is an arrogant, self centered hothead. Hence, he becomes the Human Torch. Reed is constantly pulling himself in every direction, to the breaking point in most cases. Hence, he becomes super-flexible: Mr. Fantastic. Sue Storm always felt ignored. Yeah, I know. Jessica Alba is hard to ignore, but Reed pulled it off, didn't he? She felt like the one person she wanted to see her... didn't. Hence, the Invisible Woman. Finally, the big, strong, tough guy - flying ace becomes a monster. Ben was always the sweetheart of the group. He always had the softest heart. So, by becoming a gigantic stone monster, he can protect that which he loves the most: his family.
This movie was everything it needed to be. It was entertaining, it was fun, it was great to watch. I couldn't have asked for anything more from this movie.
If I had to nitpick one thing, I'd complain about this: Dr. Doom's voice is not supposed to sound like Victor VonDoom. Dr. Doom is the iconic villain of the Marvel Universe. He is supposed to have a presence of fear that can be felt as soon as you see him. Julian McMahon was perfect as Victor, but bad as the voice of Doom. That was my only problem with the movie. Other than that, it was great. 10/10.