Movie Review - Fantastic 4

None of the main characters are really given any kind of introduction. At least in Spiderman and X-Men there is some kind of character outlining. powers are acquired far too easily, not explained - no real back story. they get into space too easily, the mission isn't explained. why victor doom is aboard, no reason given. This is an excuse to put Jessica Alba into a low cut top to show us her cleavage. The scenes in the mountains where the powers are first shown like Human Torch's flame on. Totally pointless and there for thrill value only.

Why each member gets the particular power they do, they were all hit by the same rays but all get different powers? The "cloud" that altered their DNA? Hmm, Cosmic Radiation that would have mostly likely killed the whole lot of them. Every member is able to manifest their powers and return to normal except The Thing - Why? I can't look at The Thing without thinking about Hellboy (they look far too similar). When The Thing is hit by the truck he has no idea he is able to do this, he is risking his life to an unknown factor.

There is a LOT of UNNECESSARY action at the start of this film. Purely there for the sake of being there. The middle of the film does little to nothing, show case the powers a little more, do nothing for the story line. A poor and weak ending looking far too much like parts of X-Men 1 and 2. Doctor Doom seeming too much like Magneto by far. Generally this was a film that never should have left the pages of the comic book. DC Comics need to find a better and more worthy franchise. My fingers are still crossed for the return of Superman. Only he can save us from Hollywood.