Matinée at best...

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2005)

I went to see it last night. What a severe disappointment. I mean, sure it was funny. In parts, and sure Jessica Alba is hot as a sun.. But here's my problem with it all. First of all, the movie lacked insight for more than maybe 5 minutes at a time. The banter got monotonous and the acting was a bit plastic.
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm?!?! Come on, anyone that know ANYTHING about the F4 knows that Sue Storm was an older women. Not some hot 20 something. And Sue NEVER went to MIT, she was an aspiring actress. The same goes for Ioan Gruffudd, playing Mr Fantastic. Mr Fantastic was in his late 40s - early 50s not some, once again early 30s cat. They did however get his dorkiness right but not his arrogance.
Michael Chiklis as Thing was a perfect casting in my opinion. He showed range and emotion. He carried Thing's burden on his shoulder as if it were his own.
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm was also perfect... he was the ultimate cocky bastard. A real Hothead.
Dr Doom was absolutely NOTHING like he is in the comic book. I repeat NOTHING. He was a complete disappointment. The actor that played him, Julian McMahon, had the perfect attitude to be him though.
The special effects were plentiful but sometimes amateurish. Close-ups of Mr Fantastic stretching almost showed you the pixels in the CGI. The Thing's skin was much more realistic in the finished movie than in the commercials; even close up, it was dope. The Human Torch was great. Invisible girl was a bit amateurish only because they've done nothing new with invisibility.
All in all, I didn't enjoy it. The score wasn't even inspiring.
If you never knew anything about the F4, you might like it, but I warn you, please go during a matinée so you don't feel too raped.