
Fantastic Four
2015, Adventure/Action, 1h 40m
260 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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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. Read critic reviews
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Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic
Johnny Storm, The Human Torch
Sue Storm, The Invisible Woman
Ben Grimm, The Thing
Victor Von Doom, Doctor Doom
Dr. Franklin Storm
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Critic Reviews for Fantastic Four
All Critics (260) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (236)
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"Fantastic Four" is a profound mess. It's not fun. It's not exciting. It's far from action-packed. And it's most certainly not fantastic.
May 18, 2018 | Full Review… -
A poorly constructed, ineptly executed, flatfooted piece of Branded Product that plays as though it were written by a piece of software fed every superhero movie script to date and instructed to synthesize them.
May 27, 2016 | Full Review… -
A lightweight and basically unnecessary attempt to once again bring some cinematic life to one of the lesser teams in the Marvel Universe.
August 13, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 -
The newest iteration of Stan Lee and Joltin' Jack Kirby's classic superheroes plays like some misguided cross between an Eighties Afterschool Special and a failed WB tween-heartthrob outing sans the emotional depth.
August 13, 2015 | Rating: 0.5/5 | Full Review… -
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.
August 12, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 -
Laughably cheesy, bordering on Zardoz levels of simplicity.
August 10, 2015 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Fantastic Four
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Apr 16, 2018Unfortunately 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.Jens S Super Reviewer
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Jun 20, 2016By far the worst superhero film ever made. Possibly one of the worst films I've ever seen, and trust me, I've seen a lot of awful movies.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Jun 04, 2016This film was atrocious. I can't believe how much they dropped the ball on this one... Let me explain the positives/negatives. Positives: 1. The scene with Reed and Ben as kids was handled okay. 2. Victor von Doom killing people in the hallway looked creepy and not that bad. 3. The cast is trying despite given a terrible script. 4. There is potential because of Josh Trank directing, who did direct Chronicle which is my favourite found footage film. Negatives: 1. The performances; every character sounds like they are contractually obligated everytime they speak. Nobody feels like a person the acting is very mechanical and dry. Even though the cast is good and I can tell they are trying the things they are saying just don't work and the jokes don't hit! 2. The tone; this film takes itself way too seriously. The jokes (if there are any!) don't hit at all, this film is so uninspired, it makes the previous Fantastic Four movies look good, because at least you kind of laugh at how bad they are but this film takes itself too seriously. Serious tones only work for certain films like The Dark Knight, but it doesn't work here! 3. The villain; what happened!? Victor von Doom is a joke in this film, not only is he weak but he has no motivation. He is just a bad guy and he looks horrible! At least in the 2005 Fantastic Four they atleast got Dr. Doom's costume right, here they attempt to translate him on the big screen but they do it completely wrong! Dr. Doom is one of the most badass villains and they took a complete dump all over him! 4. The final battle is atrocious, this whole film is boring lacking any action. Now we finally get an action scene but it is terrible and forgettable. One punch and Dr. Doom is defeated. No epic showdown, nothing! Good job guys.... Overall: This might actually be my least favourite comic book film. Don't watch this movie, don't even watch it on Netflix like I did. Poor Josh Trank, he was treated like an animal by 20th Century Fox. I'm just waiting until Fox gives Fantastic Four back to Marvel. All of those positives I listed aren't enough to be redeeming qualities. Absolutely disappointing excuse of a film.Diyar G Super Reviewer
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May 30, 2016"Fantastic 4" is more a fantastic two-and-a-half. The rest just sucks.Christian C Super Reviewer
Fantastic Four Quotes
Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman: | This is our chance to make a difference. |
Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman: | This is our chance to make a difference. |
Ben Grimm/The Thing: | Help me Reed |
Ben Grimm/The Thing: | Help me, Reed. |
Mrs. Richards: | I am smarter than you. |
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