03/03/06 Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four (2005), directed by Tim Story

watched w/ Leslie; DVD rental (Netflix) @ home

Another wasted comic book translation into celluloid crap. Following in the grand tradition of Catwoman or Batman & Robin, this adaptation of your childhood heroes falls by the wayside in the gluttony of comic movies in the last few years. This is just awful acting, too fast paced storytelling, and heroes/villains that wouldn't cause anyone's heart to race. The dialogues is hokey, the re-telling of how the Fantastic 4 receive their wonderous powers is trite, and even the Invisible Girl disrobing isn't appealing enough to warrant watching. OK, maybe that part is a bit of a lie, but seriously, don't pay to see this one. I'm ok with the overacting & cartoonistic approach to superhero tales in most cases, but they don't even really try here. And hey, the actor who plays the evil Dr. Doom is way scarier in his role as Cole the Source Of All Evil in the TV show Charmed. Trust me, I know.

1 out of 5 stars