Doesn't really live up the its title.

Rating: 5/10 (5 July 2007)

The problem with this film is that it embarks from a popular franchise, yet it really was not "fantastic". The overall casting was good, but I think the plot was far too weak, as the film just seemed to coast without any real energy as such. This is probably because it was all crammed into a period of 1 hour and a half, whereas most other marvel films last at least 2 hours. As a result the audience is thrown into a plot without a chance of gaining any depth from each of the characters or plot. As a result the film was just too light hearted, which is not what you want in an action / adventure film. Scenes such as when they were in space was absolutely pathetic, The Thing's story was just all over the place and the romance between Mr Fantastic and Invisible Girl was extremely casual. The list could go on, but I do not think it deserves the effort.
All in all though you will find that the film finishes before it even begins.
Hopefully the Silver Surfer will bring the Fantastic Four out of the deep grave they dug themselves into.