Fantastic Four Not So Fantastic, But OK
By stephanie - Sunday, July 30th, 2006
Finally got around to seeing Fantastic Four on DVD last night. It was OK. I have to admit, I’m getting a bit tired of live-action superhero flicks (for some reason, I think I like my superheroes better animated), but this one wasn’t so bad. It just wasn’t great. Far too much time was spent on exposition and explanation as to how and why the Fantastic Four and their archnemesis got their powers. (In fact, this took up most of the film, it seemed.) There wasn’t enough fun superhero stuff going on.
It was entertaining, though, with some good funny bits from “Torch.” (When first watching “Mr. Fantastic” do his rubbery-arm thing, Torch says: “Ewww. That’s gross.”) The actors were mostly fine, except Jessica Alba really bugged me with her orange hair matching her obviously fake orange-tanned skin.
I’d be willing to see a sequel, but they’ll have to up the stakes on it and have a more defined enemy to fight. Three stars.
July 30th, 2006 at 7:19 am
I’d rate it 2.5. And Jessica Alba …is there any proof anywhere that she can act if she had to? Cause, aside from being mighty pretty, I’m not seeing the big deal.
Mir