You're right it's not X Men or Spider Man (possible spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2005)

I've read a lot of people saying the Fantastic Four is not as good as the X-Men, Spider Man, or Batman. You have to realize that is because they are trying to compare apples to apples. The idea behind the FF is that they are not the Justice League, they are not perfect, they are normal people that have fallen into the incredible. Mr. Fantastic is not SuperMan, he's boring, he has the weakest power of the team. He was not born a leader, he had to become one.
The Invisible Woman is not WonderWoman. Sure she is very powerful, but she acts more as the glue of the team, keeping the family together.
The Human Torch is young, arrogant, and doesn't seem to take his new role serious. Actually he hides a great deal of responsibility behind it all. His power is the most dangerous, in a single slip he could cause a lot of damage.
Finally you have The Thing, a good man given great power and a curse at the same time. The movie did a good job of showing the drama of Ben Grimm without having the entire movie revolve around it and him.
By themselves they okay characters, but as a team they are fantastic. You see it's not just that they all have powers and work together, it's that they are a family. The part where they first stick around the Baxter Building shows this well. The movie also brings to life the relationship between the Thing and Human Torch in great form.
If you still don't understand what makes this title and the movie so great then it is not for you. If want to see a super dramatic superhero like Batman then go see Batman. Just don't expect this to be like that because the characters and the title's are not even close.