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Dull and downbeat, this Fantastic Four proves a woefully misguided attempt to translate a classic comic series without the humor, joy, or colorful thrills that made it great.
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A lightweight and basically unnecessary attempt to once again bring some cinematic life to one of the lesser teams in the Marvel Universe. Aug 13, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4
A lightweight and basically unnecessary attempt to once again bring some cinematic life to one of the lesser teams in the Marvel Universe.
Richard Roeper
The latest iteration of "Fantastic Four" is far from what its name suggests. Profoundly uninteresting, it hits all the beats of the standard superhero movie, but provides nothing in the way of imagination or magic. Aug 12, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4
The latest iteration of "Fantastic Four" is far from what its name suggests. Profoundly uninteresting, it hits all the beats of the standard superhero movie, but provides nothing in the way of imagination or magic.
Katie Walsh
Laughably cheesy, bordering on Zardoz levels of simplicity. Aug 10, 2015 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Laughably cheesy, bordering on Zardoz levels of simplicity.
Christy Lemire
If you would like to admire the awfulness of Fantastic Four without actually having to sit through it--or if you've already seen the movie and are still reeling from the experience--read on. Aug 8, 2015 | Full Review…
If you would like to admire the awfulness of Fantastic Four without actually having to sit through it--or if you've already seen the movie and are still reeling from the experience--read on.
Christopher Orr
The special effects are cheesy, the acting perfunctory, the plotting pallid. Aug 7, 2015 | Rating: D | Full Review…
The special effects are cheesy, the acting perfunctory, the plotting pallid.
Peter Rainer
It's not wholesale terrible -- just depressingly mediocre, and at a certain point you sort of start wishing it WERE definitively terrible, because that would at least make it more entertaining or give it a certain strange raison d'etre. Aug 7, 2015 | Rating: 1/4
It's not wholesale terrible -- just depressingly mediocre, and at a certain point you sort of start wishing it WERE definitively terrible, because that would at least make it more entertaining or give it a certain strange raison d'etre.
Jocelyn Noveck
The story from start to finish was cliched and silly. Apr 18, 2019 | Rating: D | Full Review…
The story from start to finish was cliched and silly.
Rachel Wagner
It takes itself too seriously, it's colorless visually and emotionally, and it dupes us by promising something "Fantastic" and instead delivering a lifeless black hole of an experience that'll ruin your day. There's no fun to be had here. Mar 7, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/10 | Full Review…
It takes itself too seriously, it's colorless visually and emotionally, and it dupes us by promising something "Fantastic" and instead delivering a lifeless black hole of an experience that'll ruin your day. There's no fun to be had here.
Bernard Boo
It never reaches the glorious heights we have come to anticipate from Marvel's diverse universes. Feb 21, 2019 | Full Review…
It never reaches the glorious heights we have come to anticipate from Marvel's diverse universes.
Paula Fleri-Soler
Outside of the casting, which had such huge potential, and a few character moments that manage to land, Fantastic Four is a roundly inert and pedestrian affair. Feb 2, 2019 | Full Review…
Outside of the casting, which had such huge potential, and a few character moments that manage to land, Fantastic Four is a roundly inert and pedestrian affair.
Ed Travis
The Fantastic Four is a longtime entity and, for some, a fan favorite in the Marvel universe. It definitely deserves better treatment than the cinematic universe has given it so far. Jan 29, 2019 | Full Review…
The Fantastic Four is a longtime entity and, for some, a fan favorite in the Marvel universe. It definitely deserves better treatment than the cinematic universe has given it so far.
Amanda Greever
A complete bore that wastes a talented cast and perhaps puts this series to bed for good. Jan 18, 2019 | Rating: F | Full Review…
A complete bore that wastes a talented cast and perhaps puts this series to bed for good.
Micheal Compton
Unfortunately for everyone involved and especially the audience, the creators of this reboot had no idea what the F4 stand for, or what their stories should be about. This is rather dark, without charm or humor and totally ruins one of the greatest villains of Marvel comics. sure, the special effects are decent and there is potential for a somewhat good film here or there but the stereotypes and lack of an intriguing plot entirely ruin any chance of a redeeming movie experience. Very disappointing.
Super Reviewer
Shocked this got such low ratings. Although it's far from perfect, I liked seeing the less flashy origin story without all the "camp". I would love to see this Fantastic Four appear in a crossover like the Infinity Gauntlet.
Josh Trank's (Chronicle) adaptation of the Fantastic Four property is sadly another misfire in Hollywood's continuing failed attempts at bringing Marvel's First Family to the big screen. The big problem with this movie is that it feels like nobody was really at the helm steering the production. The tone and approach is completely all over the place. One minute it's an 80's-style Spielberg kids movie, then it's a silly attempt at being 70's-style hard science fiction with silly science, then it's horror, and then a bland visual effects-infused superhero affair during the film's extremely rushed climax. The film is mildly enjoyable for the first 30 minutes thanks to it's talented young cast (who do a fine job despite the script not giving them much to work with) and some of the visuals are nice (Ex. Johnny Storm's flame effects). But after they get their powers, everything falls apart. The plot becomes a confused ridiculous mess, the character relationships go completely under-developed, the visual effects are shockingly cheap-looking for a 120 million dollar blockbuster, and there is no real action up until the very end. It all culminates into an absolutely lame climactic battle between the FF and Dr. Doom (who is completely wasted in this movie) that is brought down by weak effects, un-imaginative action, and a nonsensical resolution. I'd rank it up there as one of the worst endings to a film I've ever seen. It's a shame because at it's heart there was a unique approach to a superhero movie somewhere in this mess (hard science fiction with emphasis on emotional story-telling) but the ideas never culminate into a good movie. FF fans will have to continue to wait longer for a good FF movie adaptation...or just watch "The Incredibles".
"Fantastic 4" is more a fantastic two-and-a-half. The rest just sucks.
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