It’s ‘Fantastic,’ part two
“Fantastic Four” doesn’t offer that kind of quality. If we were to build a rating scale based on sci-fi/fantasy/superhero films made over the past few years, we might put, say, “Daredevil” at the bottom (give it a 1 rating) and, say, “Spiderman” at the top (10).
I’d give “Fantastic Four” a 6. It’s not particularly bad, mind you – and, actually, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm lived pas the potential he showed in “Cellular.” It’s just not particularly original, despite special effects that would have made audiences even in the early ’90s pant with disbelief.
Think about it: Our heroes face a trauma, they attempt to overcome how the trauma has affected them, they find that they have superpowers, they are either ecstatic (or miserable), they attempt to overcome this new predicament, a danger arises, they have to chose whether to become actual heroes or disappear/lose themselves into their own misery/self-absorbed stardom, they …
… well, you recognize the plot line, right?
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