Directed by:
Tim StoryCinematography:
Oliver WoodComposer:
John OttmanCast:
Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington, Laurie Holden, Maria Menounos, Pascale Hutton (more)VOD (4)
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After exposure to cosmic radiation, four astronauts become the most remarkable, if dysfunctional, superheroes of all time. Unfortunately, the mission's sponsor has also been transformed into the world's most lethal supervillain setting the stage for a confrontation of epic proportions. (official distributor synopsis)
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I think there is no reason to condemn the family-adventure adaptation of a family-adventure comic book for being exactly like its source material. The lack of action is noticeable, though if this flaw were to be addressed in the sequel, as well as Jessica Alba's clumsiness, I might actually start looking forward to it.
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Very unaccomplished filmmaking that, with its dullness and clichés, hits you right in the eye. Yet it was a relative hit, how is that possible? Things happen in Hollywood, you know. I can't compare the film with the source material, but the characters were sketched quite decently and the whirlwind of good visual effects occasionally settles one down nicely (these ingredients evidently have too strong an effect on the American audience). However, the whole thing is quite cynical and insanely predictable.
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Not even the second time did this film get under my skin, which just shows how weak some comic book movies can be. The basic plot is simple, but there are unnecessarily drawn-out and boring scenes that don't contribute to the story. The cast isn't bad, but this is a legendary Marvel team that I personally really like. I hope the new version will be better.
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An indication of the qualities of this movie is the fact that the best aspect of the movie is the utterly uninventive music. I can’t believe that a screenwriter the format of Mark Frost stands behind this joke. Maybe he took pity on it like a naive B-popcorn movie. But it would have to be appropriately swift and with good action scenes. But no. All told there are just two action scenes here. And to add to things, the first one on the bridge is one of the worst scenes that I have even seen in a wannabe A-movie production. The Fantastic Four is a high-budget soap opera with a comic book backdrop. Apart from the small detail that even a starring Natalia Oreiro is more entertaining. I must add that this is gradually “rotting" inside me to a point that I want to give it the lowest possible rating.
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The disastrous screenplay is offset by the well-cast and well-played characters. It is necessary to rate this movie in the context of dumb commercial Hollywood flicks such as Van Helsing and not in the context of intelligent comic-book movies like X-Men 2. In other words, it’s entertaining rubbish whose stupidity is overcome by its naïve likability. It’s more entertaining and more endearing than Baywatch, but it’s main asset for male viewers is the honey-skinned professional non-actress Jessica Alba.
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