Probably as much as we could realistically hope for

Rating: 7/10 (25 July 2005)

Firstly I don't understand some comments saying that it could have done with more action. These days it is the kiss of death to be just another CGI movie as there really is nothing new to see anymore.
The characters were all pretty true to the comics apart from Reed Richards who, although dedicated to his work, was never a geek. Doom was also a bit weak (character wise) for me.
Linking up Alicia Masters and the Thing was one of the worst bits - A blind babe hits it off with a big orange lumpy guy within 2 seconds of meeting him and then at the end he says he's fine staying as he is! He's either more blind than she is or else he's gay.
One thing that I miss from the comics is the ludicrously huge 'mad scientist' laboratories of both Doom and Richards where a the average piece of equipment was the size of a small building and looked like it could blow up a planet or two.
Overall I enjoyed it right up until the final battle with Doom which had no element of suspense whatsoever.