Fantastic Four (2005)

aka: Fantastic 4

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

2 hrs. 03 min.

Fox's wish for a summer blockbuster has Marvel Comics' first family of superheroes taking on their arch-nemesis, Dr. Doom.

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content

Directed by: Tim Story

Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon

Theatrical Release Date: 7/08/2005

Release Type: Wide

U.S. Box Office: $154,695,569

Video/DVD Release Date: 12/06/2005

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

Country: USA

Language: English

Offsite: IMDB | Official Site

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert	3	...the really good superhero movies, like "Superman," "SpiderMan 2" and "Batman Begins," leave "Fantastic Four" so far behind that the movie should almost be ashamed to show itself in the same theaters.
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington	6	...pretty entertaining...
E!	6	A fun but deeply flawed movie...
filmcritic.com Sean O'Connell	4	...can be fun if your expectations are low enough.
New York Post Lou Lumenick	3	...the smelliest dead-on-arrival would-be franchise since The Hulk.
TV Guide Angel Cohn	4	...lackluster effects and an uneven script.
Slant Magazine Nick Schager	4	...a chintzy mediocrity...
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman	5	...clumsy, cheesy, chintzy...
New York Times A. O. Scott	5	...fantastic only in its commitment to mediocrity.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust	4	...a prototypical air conditioner movie...
People Leah Rozen	4	...a pedestrian effort...
LA Weekly Scott Foundas	5	...an unapologetically goofball movie...
Onion AV Club Keith Phipps	5	A garish mediocrity.
Maxim Pete Hammond	6	...stacked with warmed-over ideas better realized in the Spidey series, X2, and even the Incredibles.
Premiere Aaron Hillis	3	A petty, go-nowhere comedy of superpowered errors.
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt	5

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	4.5
AVERAGE USER RATING (11 ratings)	4.9

USER REVIEWS:

lalligood 6

While the story was decent, I think it played it a little too traditional (read: boring) when it came to the execution. I felt that the script went to too great a length to explain everything about all 5 (the 4 + Doom) characters. Jessica Alba as Susan Storm was seriously mis-cast. I didn't buy her love interest with Reed Richards & she's stiff as an actress. Julian McMahon steals the show as Victor Von Doom (aka Dr Doom). Overall, I'd consider this a disappointment for Marvel (but not a flop like DareDevil or Elektra)...

wynns 4

The build-up was slow enough that the kids I was with got bored. I got bored because all the explaining wasn't necessary. When it came time to use mutant powers to fight evil, there wasn't much time left and they had to finish the badguy off quickly. He didn't even come back to life once!

lmbradshaw 6

Just lots of fun as long as you don't try to think too much.

madmitch 5

Boring, it doesn't hold a candle to the other superhero films out there.

Oracle 1

A terrible movie . You will see better film in the sky. Truly, Deeply Flawed.

F+