Fantastic Four An Okay Comic Book Movie But Flawed

Rating: 5/10 (6 June 2009)

Fantastic Four is another movie based on a comic book that's okay but it's not the greatest either. Director Tim Story does an all right job of bringing this film to the big screen but it's definitely no Batman Begins or Iron Man to name a few. Ian Grufford is good as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic but unfortunately he isn't given much to do and his powers aren't that great at least to me compared to Johnny's or even Dr. Dooms. Jessica Alba is admirable and does a solid job in her role as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman. Chris Evans stands out amongst them playing Sue's daredevil brother Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. The same can go for Michael Chiklis as Reed's best friend Ben Grimm/The Thing. I would have given this film a much lower rating if it wasn't for them but even they can't help this movie as a whole. Julian McMahon is equally impressive as Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom but his fight with the Fantastic Four at the end doesn't last long and it ends up being a major letdown. Kerry Washington does what she can in a very brief cameo appearance as Alicia a possible love interest for Ben but her role seems entirely wasted. No offense. The rest of the cast turn in average performances but none of them stood out besides Evans and Chiklis. The special effects to create their various powers were cool but it wasn't anything we haven't seen before and the movie didn't bring anything really new to the genre. The few action sequences in the movie are well executed but they failed to leave an impression even the showdown at the end between Doom and the Fantastic Four. The dialogue isn't the greatest at times either. Overall though Fantastic Four is a decent movie worth seeing once or twice with some action, character development, some humor, and a little romance that make for a somewhat enjoyable movie to watch if you can get past it's flaws first.