Sometime in the ’60s, on Earth 828, a group of astronauts got caught in a cosmic ray storm and had their DNA altered which gave them superpowers.
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Written by: Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, Eric Pearson, Kat Wood
Directed by: Matt Shakman
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby,Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Sarah Niles, Paul Walter Hauser
Complete cast and crew
Rated PG-13
Running time: 115 mins
(Including at least 15 minutes of credits. This must stop!)
Fresh off their victory against the Mole Man and his underground armies, a new threat emerges — a cosmic, god-like entity known as Galactus, who sends his herald, the Silver Surfer to announce his intention of eating the Earth. That is, unless the Fantastic Four make an unthinkable sacrifice.
This movie was a lot of fun. Galactus was well-wrought, as was the Surfer. All of the special effects were top notch, and 3D in this case might be a viable choice. The score was inspiring and everyone put in great performances.
However, Pascal played Reed Richards as a moping downer most of the time and we never really got a chance to empathize with the characters; they were just there with that stupid robot. The pacing felt very off and think it was more of an editing issue than anything else.
The Mole Man needed more screen time.
I’ll recommend this one. There is a mid-credits scene very worth waiting for, but the end credits scene is a waste of time; don’t hold your bladder for it.
Flytrap rating: 7.5/10
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