Not as bad as you remember, thanks to some spirited performances, strong casting, a couple of cool sequences, and a vibe of campy fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 3, 2021

Though definitely not one of the best comic book concepts to end up on film, it still has heart and quite a bit of entertainment value.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 29, 2020

Fox was never able to give the Fantastic Four the justice they deserve.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 8, 2020

Fantastic Four suffers from being a film that can't decide whether it wants to cater to kids or adults, failing on both levels.

| Nov 19, 2019

The kids will probably enjoy it, but you'll be left cold by its brash, blasé emptiness.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 25, 2019

A strictly-for-the-kiddies, enjoy-it-in-the-moment, forget-it-when-it's-over popcorn flick. What makes it such a disappointment is that "The World's Greatest Comics Magazine" deserved better.

| Nov 2, 2018

Aided by largely credible special effects, the four stars of Fantastic Four manage to make their movie worth seeing and give us reason to be optimistic for a more cohesive sequel.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 6, 2018

Fantastic Four is anything but, and should serve as an indication that maybe its time to put the brakes on the current avalanche of comic book adaptations.

| Aug 9, 2017

Lee and Kirby built Marvel Comics on the foundation of the FF and it's no stretch to say this franchise could still be going strong a decade later with a better opening act.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 3, 2015

Fantastic Four is terribly miscast. It's poorly written, visually uninteresting, and worst of all, boring. The film drags considerably. There are huge gaps without any action and it brings the pacing to an unbearable crawl.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 26, 2011

Fantastic Four is actually very true to its source material - often literally so - but generally misses the spirit entirely.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 22, 2011

Some comics just shouldn't be turned in to movies...

| Apr 29, 2009

Director Tim Story ("Barbershop") sets an uneven tempo for the embarrassingly clunky script by Michael France ("Hulk") and Mark Frost ("Storyville").

| Original Score: C- | Apr 16, 2009

The film is made in the internet equivalent of capital letters and its simplistic morality stands out on the big screen more so than on the small page.

| Oct 18, 2008

An opportunity squandered by Marvel, which really needs to watch its quality control more closely.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 14, 2008

Four-play without any climax.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 13, 2008

The film is affable enough, though nothing much seems to be at stake.

| Original Score: B | Feb 3, 2008

After the recent crop of enjoyable superhero movies, this is just an embarassment.

| Jan 15, 2008

A better than average comic book effort.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Tim Story gives the Marvel comics superheroes the Barbershop treatment.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 27, 2007