Fantastic Four (2015)
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Critic Consensus: 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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Cast
as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman
as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
as Ben Grimm/The Thing
as Victor Domashev/Doom
as Lawyer
as Harvey Elder
as Jimmy Grimm
as Dr. Franklin Storm
as Navy Seal
as Baxter Board Member
as Pentagon General
as Young Reed Richards
as Johnny's Doctor
as Delta Force Soldier #2
as Science Fair Judge
as Military Tech
as Mrs. Richards
as Delta Force Leader
as D.C. General Official
as Baxter Student
as Pat Green-Ben's Mother
as Science Fair Judge
as Guard
as Sue Storm's Doctor
as Argentine
as Reed's Doctor
as Young Ben Grimm
as Kid-Teaser
as Area 57 Soldier
as Quantum Gate Scientist
as Local Cop #2
as Military Official #2 Area 57
as Reed Scientist #1
as Science Fair Student
as DC Military Official
as NYC Passerby
as Rebel
as Sibling
as Military Official #1
as Hazmat Worker
as Baxter Institute Professor
as Navy SEAL
as Military Tech
as Science Student
as Local Cop
as Lab Technician
as USMC Captain
as Army Soldier
as Politician
as South American Rebel
as Reed's Guard
as Military Officer
as Delta Force Operative
as Baxter Institute Professor
as Science Fair Judge
as Professor
as Professor
as Reed Scientist
as Street Racer
as Ben Scientist #1
as Area 57 Tech
as Ukrainian Rebel
as Baxter Security Guard #1
as Science Fair Kid
as Military Interrogator
as Angry New Yorker
as Baxter Boardroom Member
as Baxter Tech
as Military Tech
as Ben Scientist #2
as Soldier
as Delta Force Soldier
as Johnny's Technician
as Quantum Gate Scientist
as Science Fair Patron
as Ben's Brother
as Navy Seal
as Scientist Hazmat Suit
as Area 57 Tech
as Baxter Employee #19
as Military Tech
as Ball Player
as Willie
as Senior Quatum Physicist
as Hospital Patient
as Baxter Boardroom Member
as Boy Classmate
as Sibling
as Science Fair Plane Kid
as Air Force Major
as Sue Storm's Doctor
as Science Fair Student
as South American Captive
as South American Captive
as Girl Classmate
as Chechen Rebel
as Area 57 Guard
as Quantum Scientist
as Scientist
as Civilian Lab Tech
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Critic Reviews for Fantastic Four
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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.
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.
Laughably cheesy, bordering on Zardoz levels of simplicity.
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.
The special effects are cheesy, the acting perfunctory, the plotting pallid.
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.
Audience Reviews for Fantastic Four
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.
Super Reviewer
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".
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. |