A great adaptation of a classic comic book

Rating: 7/10 (8 December 2005)

There are some pretty awfully spawned adaptations of comic superheroes. Happily,this isn't one of them. A well crafted screenplay by Mark Frost and Michael France (who wrote the unfortunate Hulk) takes us through the characters transformation from ordinary hard working astrophysicists into superheroes. Ioan Gruffudd after coming to prominence in the Hornblower series, takes his first blockbuster leading role and does a sterling job (with obligatory mid Atlantic accent). But Julian McMahon ( another import- Aussie this time) steals the show as a sympathetic Victor Von Doom. Unlike the latest Harry Potter wizbangfest, you can watch this from alpha to omega without feeling something is missing. My only question is why oh why Jessica Alba as an uber scientist? I have the feeling it's her to blame for the initial radiation problem but can't prove it....