Better than what everyone thinks

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

I saw this movie and I thought it was better than what all these other critics are saying. When I read the comic books, I liked them not for their action content but for their character base. The Fantastic Four was never about going right into a battle without knowing what you have to fight with first. The battles in Fantastic Four were always about teamwork and unity against evil. And when they weren't battling, you got to see who these characters were. That's the great thing about the Fantastic Four. They helped people relate to the heroes more. You have four very different people joining together to fight crime because of a freak accident. Ben Grimm is the blue collar "everyman". Sue Storm is the beautiful driving force of the group. Johnny Storm is the young, thick-headed show off. And lastly, Reed Richards is the thinker, the brains, the father figure. That was what was so Fantastic about this comic book series. Not the action. I'm glad that the movie was so faithful to the comic books. I also have nothing to complain about the acting. At times, it felt like script reading but every single thing that Ben Grimm did as The Thing made up for it all. He, in my opinion, did an excellent job at capturing the inner struggle Ben Grimm went through every day. I liked this movie and I recommend seeing it not for the action, but for the heart this movie has. It's worth at least a matinée ticket.