Fantastic Four - Movie Review

Marvel’s iconic superhero team gets the modern retelling in Fantastic Four (2015). Four young outsiders using their superpowers must band together to save the world after they teleport to another dimension and find out they are virtually powerless in this strange place. As their lives change forever, they must come together to fight against one once friend turned sworn enemy and one another’s own physical changes. Fantastic Four (2015) attempts to indicate how hard it will be to take on new identity and the weight of such changes; or else, how these can actually fracture or rebuild bonds.

Overall, it seeks the balance of the dark and the contemplative in that it ultimately focuses upon the intense psychological implications of a powerfully alienated, self empowered lifestyle. Unfortunately the dissonant tone is not helped by the character arcs feeling rushed and disjointed.

You certainly get some standard acting from the ensemble cast, including Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell (who fortunately is surprisingly good). Michael B. Jordan is especially appealing as he delivers a charismatic portrayal that almost wouldn’t sound out of place without designed effect and that is delivered in a most unique and authentic way by each and every actor. The payoff isn’t there, and it doesn’t primarily because the characters don’t live up to their characterizations; there’s no reason to care who’s punched whom when it’s all simply reducing to action sequences.

Fantastic Four (2015), Directed by Josh Trank, tries to breathe some fresh air into the storied franchise. Not least of all, what Trank is trying to do ideally is to give us a grounded, introspective take, but there are troubles with the production and with the inconsistent narrative that threaten to derail the whole thing. These obstacles prevent the film from getting to its intended depth, leaving viewers with a narrative that shimmers all too rarely but falters more often.: The score for Fantastic Four (2015) is competent, but unforgettable enough to move those scenes of emotion. Occasionally it underscores important scenes well but adds nothing substantial to the film’s overall tone or narrative forward.

Although there is often sleek, modern visual style in the film courtesy of cinematographer Matthew Jensen, high contrast visuals and dramatic angles are used to convey the characters’ newfound ability. The production design is great, but in the final film’s thumbing of its narrative pinions over its theme, the theme of Fantastic Four (2015) comes up short.

They put enough effort in the production design for the film Fantastic Four (2015) to depict the worlds of Earth and the alternate world. The sets are so carefully and precisely built that they convey a sense of the ambition of the project and would have been exceptionally suited to being something that adds to the storytelling in which the film is plunged.

Its special effects sometimes work and sometimes don’t: from awe-inspiring to awe-inspiring, and during transformation and action scenes in particular. The storyline, however, is faltering while editing in Fantastic Four(Four) (2015) tries to keep up the pace that is a superhero thriller but ends up jumbled together for no reason. More importantly, the overall transition from one crucial plot point to the next is choppy, which breaks the flow of the story and knocks out emotional impact.

Finally, the film struggles to strike a balance between exposition and action and ends up getting an uneven pacing that affects engagement. Sluggish buildup with hurried resolutions will have potential developments undermined. Therefore, the story does not struck as engagingly as one would wish.

Fantastic Four (2015) is dialog that sees a mix of engaging and tired. Conversations, while there are moments that simulate the internal conflicts of the characters, are drowned out by lame exchanges that simply do not leave a name with you.

Fantastic Four (2015) has a strong aspiration at it, yet it is difficult to execute. Poor pacing, unpolished character arcs and too often a convoluted plot hamper a fully realized attempt at a darker, character driven narrative. The film occasionally manages to develop impactful scenes, but so often follows through on a premise that falls flat providing a cohesive story to its characters and their journeys, and that unfortunately leads to a less than stellar telling of the origin story. This all but pales the films sporadic brilliance into ineffectiveness by way of an erratic storyline and tedious character development. Its innovative approach demonstrated promise but the movie finishes with a somewhat fragmented impression, assuring the audience that it is okay that the movie got away with its ambition but not quite all the way. It serves as a reboot that fails to excel where the legacies of its other successors speak unequivocally.