Fantastic Four
Director: Tim Story
Year: 2005
Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian MacMahon
I wasn't expecting much from this - I had heard of it, and was curious, but was expecting a pretty bog standard superhero movie. It was fairly average, but on the higher end - certainly entertaining enough for a couple of hours.
There's not really a lot of plot - some people attempt a space mission, fail, get special powers, then spend the rest of the film dealing with them. Even the baddie doesn't really kick into action until the last 30 minutes - and there's no way you couldn't have known it was coming.
What keeps you entertained is the banter between the heroes, and the way they deal with their powers. Without their powers the film would be dull (the character building just doesn't work until they have their powers), but with them there is enough for the script to play with to keep you entertained. No Batman: The Dark Knight or Spiderman rival, but better than many.
Rating: 3 out of 5
About Me
- Anna Lawson
- I live in Bristol with my husband Dan (who I married in July 2007), my son Joe (born 2012) and daughter Jess (born 2015). I work at UWE (the University of the West of England) in Bristol as a Research and Open Access Librarian. I'm orginally from Exeter, so moving back to Bristol is a bit like coming home - especially as I studied for my undergraduate degree here (also at UWE). I love travelling and movies, although I get to do a lot less of both since the birth of our children. Although we have still managed to fit in holidays to the Isles of Scilly, Chamonix and a summer in California since Joe was born.
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