F'n Terrible!

Rating: 2/10 (6 July 2005)

I caught the flick at an industry screening and it is, without a doubt, the lamest superhero movie you'll ever see (this includes Roger Corman's unreleased 1993 version). If they ever decided to make a live-action Fantastic Four TV series, this would be the pilot episode, and a pretty mediocre one at that. Seriously, I'm not fanboy or anything, but even I know that Johnny Storm's hair is supposed to be long and blonde. Why change it? And check out Alba's gratuitous cleavage on the internet ads. Nice going there, Fox guys.
Anyways, Fox needed a cheap director they could control who can yell "action" while a group of execs behind him decide how the movie will play, which is exactly what happened on this film. For more Tim Story goodness, check out (or don't) the generic "Taxi" with Jimmy Fallon.
This is an embarrassment to all those involved. Too bad, too, because the FF is a great comic book property and the movie has a solid cast (hence the 2 stars, one for Chris Evans, the other for Mike Chiklis).
2 STARS OUT OF 10