'Fantastic Four' doesn't forget its comic roots
by Jeff Salamon
Give Tim Story's "Fantastic Four" credit for putting the "comic" back into comic book movies. It's not as inventive or entertaining as, say, Brad Bird's "The Incredibles" (which was basically a Fantastic Four movie in disguise), but it offers the sort of high-octane fun that Hollywood tries and fails to crank out by the square yard every summer.
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The Marvel comic book superheroes — Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing — blast onto the big screen to battle the evil Doctor Doom.
Twentieth Century Fox
'Fantastic Four'
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon
Run time: 123 minutes
Release date: July 8, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Take the movie on its own lighthearted terms and, chances are, you'll be taken in. "
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"The only thing it takes seriously is its mission to entertain."
Cox News Service: B
"It has a lot of action. You'll like the heroes. And the electric bad guy is cool."
Dayton Daily News: B
"... funny, without being corny, thanks to some clever lines and snarky banter. It's also visually impressive, with a highly appealing cast."
The Palm Beach Post: C-
"Do not go expecting the thematic subtexts of X-Men. This is just four geeks melting stuff, blowing stuff up, smacking through walls and positioning themselves for a sequel."
The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"There is some heavy suspension of disbelief here — mostly in accepting that human Barbie doll 24-year-old Jessica Alba is somebody's top scientist, rather than America's Next Top Model. Then again... as much fun as Fantastic Four is, I'm willing to forgive pretty much anything."
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