Pretty OK

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2005)

This adaptation of a Marvel Comic mainstay just passes muster. It got the basic characters and humorous mood right, has a good cast, and I hope we get some sequels, which should be better. There had to have been some major editing around one of the climactic scenes (when Reed, Sue, and Johnny first see Ben as the Thing), because none of it made any narrative or emotional sense. That scene was just badly done. But I'm just glad this wasn't so bad (like the Hulk) that any hope of sequels was destroyed. This could be a fun series with this cast. This take on the FF is sexy, fun, and cool. So what if it's dumb fun? I hope this Four gets to fight another day, to take on Galactus and meet the Silver Surfer.