Dull and Predictable

Rating: 4/10 (25 July 2005)

Fantastic Four is an almost passable popcorn flick that doesn't offer much of anything. It's standard super hero fare in the most predictable of ways and this film ends up feeling like a T.V. movie with a big budget. The story concerns a group of unlikely scientists who go into space and are exposed to some sort of cosmic mutator that inevitably gives them bizarre powers. The CGI effects are alright, the acting ranges from bad to so so (with the occasional good performance from Ben a.k.a. The Thing), there are three terrible jokes/gags for every good one and ultimately it's a waste of time. It's sad to see films ranging from mediocre to garbage topping the box office these days.