Review #013: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Cast
Ioan Gruffudd (Dr. Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/Invisible Woman), Chris Evans (Johnny Storm/Human Torch), Michael Chiklis (Ben Grimm/The Thing), Doug Jones (Norin Radd/Silver Surfer), Laurence Fishburne (Voice of Norin Radd/Silver Surfer), Julian McMahon (Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom), Kerry Washington (Alicia Masters), and Beau Garrett (Captain Frankie Raye) Directed by Tim Story.
Review
Speaking of trying and flailing around...The film is better then the first one as the actors at least try to be better with a story that tries to be unlike the first, which was a little too easy, though the movie doesn't quite exceed the level of acceptable excitement that a movie needs. The acting is decent, but it still really doesn't make an impression on you, seeming more like sock puppets trying to yell you to wake up in muffled voices, though once again Chiklis is decent. At least the Silver Surfer is entertaining. It's a little better then the first one, but it seems rushed (how so if its short I wonder) at 91 minutes, with the action happening quickly. Unsurprisingly, Doctor Doom is back, and he...still can't be a menacing villain. But it's still an okay film, better then the first, but if you expected way better (which I didn't), you might be disappointed. The film makes a few marks, but not enough.
With any luck (which looks dim), the new Fantastic Four will be better than this.
Overall, I give it 6 out of 10 stars.
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