The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The summer movie releases continue to chug along and this week I headed to the theater to check out the latest Marvel release, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Why? I honestly don’t know.

I think the 2005 Fantastic Four film is trash, 2007s The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, doubly so, and didn’t even waste my time seeing the 2015 Miles Teller led Fantastic Four. And no, I never watched the cartoon or read the comics. My interest/enthusiasm in this iteration has been lacking to say the least. Still, it’s hot and I figured an hour fifty-five minutes under someone else’s AC was worth a trip to the theater to check it out.

And here’s where I officially and respectfully tap out in giving a review.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is easily the best film version of this group of Marvel superheroes. A thousand times better than that 2005 mess.

Great retro sets and costumes. A solid script. Good actors/acting (truth bomb - Joseph Quinn’s younger, Dollar Tree, Robert Downey Jr. look kept messing with me and taking me out of the film). Good musical score, direction, action, and visuals.

It’s an entertaining film.

I’m not upset I went.

I just really didn’t care about any of it.

These characters simply do nothing for me for whatever reason. I’m not sure what it is but I never got past being apathetic about everything as it unfolded on the screen. There’s just something about this group that I've once again failed to connect with. No doubt it's a "me" thing for whatever reason. As such I’m not comfortable giving an opinion on whether or not you should give this one a gander at the theater. There’s definitely a lot there for folks to like and enjoy if you're considering going but I don't feel comfortable encouraging or discouraging you either way.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps gets a shoulder shrug from me. If you check it out, let me know what you think and how you feel about it. And yes, there are 2 end credits scenes. The first sets up next steps and the second is a splash of nostalgia.

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