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Fantastic Four (2005)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 202
Fresh: 53 | Rotten: 149

Fantastic Four is a goofy, mediocre entry in the superhero genre.

30

Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 37
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 26

Fantastic Four is a goofy, mediocre entry in the superhero genre.

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A handful of heroes become superheroes under unlikely circumstances in this action drama adapted from the long-running Marvel comic-book series. Four astronauts are on a mission aboard a new experimental spacecraft when they are unexpectedly exposed to a massive dose of gamma rays. The accident causes strange and unexpected transformations in all four. Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), top scientist and leader of the mission, can now stretch his body like elastic and is dubbed Mr. Fantastic. His

PG-13,

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mark Frost, Michael France

Dec 6, 2005

$154.5M

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Critic Reviews for Fantastic Four

All Critics (202) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (155) | DVD (44)

Marvel Comics continues to empty out its stable of superheroes with this entertaining tale.

April 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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Fantastic it most certainly ain't.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
Mark Salisbury
Time Out
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Before the inevitable and surprisingly anticlimactic battle with Doom, we are treated to two extreme-sports demonstrations, several training montages, [and] an ill-advised love triangle.

July 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice
Matt Singer
Village Voice
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Bland performances throughout. And really, who wants to make Jessica Alba the invisible girl? What a bad idea. I want her to be visible at all times.

July 11, 2005 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comments (4)
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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It exists largely to entertain and delight, which used to be precisely what summer blockbusters were engineered to do.

July 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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If there was ever any doubt that action scenes depend more on context than flash, Fantastic Four proves it.

July 8, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Fantastic Four is terribly miscast. It's poorly written, visually uninteresting, and worst of all, boring. The film drags considerably. There are huge gaps without any action and it brings the pacing to an unbearable crawl.

April 26, 2011 Full Review Source: MovieWeb
Julian Roman
MovieWeb Source: MovieWeb

Fantastic Four is actually very true to its source material - often literally so - but generally misses the spirit entirely.

March 22, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net
Joshua Starnes
ComingSoon.net

Some comics just shouldn't be turned in to movies...

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Director Tim Story ("Barbershop") sets an uneven tempo for the embarrassingly clunky script by Michael France ("Hulk") and Mark Frost ("Storyville").

April 16, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | Comment (1)
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The film is made in the internet equivalent of capital letters and its simplistic morality stands out on the big screen more so than on the small page.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
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An opportunity squandered by Marvel, which really needs to watch its quality control more closely.

October 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4
Daniel Etherington
Film4

Overall, the Fantastic Four (Extended Edition) is superior to the original DVD in every way possible except for the quality of the actual film; but the set is absolutely worth buying for fans of the original cut, comic books in general, or even casual fol

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: IGN Movies
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Campy but often violent comic book movie.

July 24, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Cynthia Fuchs
Common Sense Media

Four-play without any climax.

June 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

The film is affable enough, though nothing much seems to be at stake.

February 3, 2008 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

After the recent crop of enjoyable superhero movies, this is just an embarassment.

January 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Dark Horizons
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

A better than average comic book effort.

July 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Tim Story gives the Marvel comics superheroes the Barbershop treatment.

June 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics
Kam Williams
Princeton Town Topics

The 'extended edition' has a large set of extras.

June 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Shows how filmmaking through market research, screenwriting by committee, and over-dependence on moviemaking technology can result in huge, colourful, loud but totally vacuous and heartless movies.

June 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Delivers precious little in terms of the high-octane, action sequences expected of the comic book adaptation genre, opting instead to focus more on incestuous relationship issues in a style akin to a dysfunctional ensemble comedy.

May 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine
Kam Williams
Upstage Magazine
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As far as super hero flicks go this was good stuff and fun to watch. I was surprised and Jessica Alba won me over for her hot points :)
May 19, 2007
jmanard52
John Manard

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Competent entertainment, and a fun feuding dynamic between youngish heroes not quite ready for the limelight, but it's basically just the Marvel Origin Story Template applied once more. Jessica Alba can't act, but Julian McMahon as Dr. Doom is one of the better villain performances in this stable. Meh.
March 18, 2013
danperry17
Daniel Perry

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    1. Ben Grimm/The Thing: JOHNNY!
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    1. Johnny Storm/The Human Torch: Flame on!
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    1. Dr. Victor Von Doom: Chemistry 101. What happens to rubber when it's super cooled?
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    1. Ben Grimm/The Thing: It's clobbering time!
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