This entry is just for kids, too much brat, wimp and a windbag villain.

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2006)

Sadly, this entry in the Marvel comic book heroes to movie adaptations is the weakest of the lot, made for kids with cardboard, stereotyped characters. And what's worse is that Fantastic Four was the premier Marvel super hero group of all back in the day. Every Marvel fan was eagerly anticipating this in hopes that it might equal the X-men or Spiderman series, or at least come close. Alas, it is merely lukewarm at best. How could there be so much great character development in X-men and Spiderman in a mere two hours, and such lack of it here? Why is there no grand hero activity to enthrall us, except for the resolution of the bridge mishap, which was all caused by the Thing in the first place! Anyone who knows anything about comic book lore knows that George Lucas based Darth Vader on the great Dr Doom of the comic book fame. Better to watch Vader again than this poor hammy excuse of Doom. Only Jessica Alba and Michael Chiklis put any punch into their portrayals. If there is a sequel, here's hoping it gets into the hands of people who know what to do with what used to be a Fantastic and Marvelous pop culture icon.