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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

This comic-book adaptation tries hard, but Fantastic Four pales against the Marvel blockbusters that have come since. The uninspired storyline sees the members of a space expedition - Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon - travel through a strange cosmic storm that gives them all different superpowers (stretchiness, brute strength, invisibility, flammable tendencies, the ability to manipulate electricity). As McMahon turns evil (not to mention camp) and the remaining foursome try to stop him, what should be colourful fun turns rather inert and lifeless. Evans and Chiklis lend some life to the team's adventures as rock-like "the Thing" and fire-boy "the Human Torch", and there is at least one decent sustained action scene. But The Incredibles did the whole family of superheroes thing with much more wit, grace and pizzazz.

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Credits

Cast

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Reed Richards / Mr FantasticIoan Gruffudd
Sue Storm / Invisible WomanJessica Alba
Johnny Storm / Human TorchChris Evans
Ben Grimm / The ThingMichael Chiklis
Victor Von Doom / Dr DoomJulian McMahon
LeonardHamish Linklater
Alicia MastersKerry Washington
Debbie McIlvaneLaurie Holden
ErnieDavid Parker
Jimmy O'HoolihanKevin McNulty
Willie LumpkinStan Lee

Crew

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DirectorTim Story

Details

Theatrical distributor
20th Century Fox
Released on
2005-07-22
Languages
English
Guidance
Some violence.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour

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