8.5.25 - Fantastic Four Movie Review
It was good. Better than the average MCU flick. I thought the casting was really good. But it didn't do anything new for the culture. Nothing meaningfulhere. So nothing to write about really. But I'll make some quick points.
Joseph Quinn is a great actor with an amazing screen presence. I loved him in Stranger Things. He is perfectly cast as Johnny. Ben Grimm was great too but I think they could have leaned into some of his inner tension with his transformation more--that's like the main thing for his character. I get its trodden ground but I don't see what's left if you take it away. I have mixed feelings on how they did Sue and Reed, but it mostly works. They're an older couple here, much more mature--their powers weirdly aren't a huge part of the movie, relative to earlier iterations (not a lot of fun things done with stretchiness or invisibility, even though both of those things have a lot of room for humor and gags). Both of their minds and decision-making play a more central role.
I think that the visuals and colors are a good improvement. Even though its a fantasy retro future it feels more like New York than other MCU movies in New York. Maybe its the establishing shots they use, or the size of Galactus and the fact that the geography of Manhattan is a bit more important to the plot (probably the most so since Avengers). But yeah I liked that it felt like a real place. On the negative, the CGI baby was awful and distracting.
Considering there isn't much else in theaters to watch, it's worth checking out at least.
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