Fantastic Four

"4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic."

2005 1h 46m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 10,248

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Synopsis

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During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.

“4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.”

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Cast

Ioan Gruffudd
Reed Richards
Jessica Alba
Sue Storm
Chris Evans
Johnny Storm
Michael Chiklis
Ben Grimm
Julian McMahon
Victor Von Doom
Hamish Linklater
Leonard
Kerry Washington
Alicia Masters
Laurie Holden
Debbie McIlvane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Story
Writers: Mark Frost, Michael France, Trevor Goring
Languages: English
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Fantastic Four Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

CAST

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431+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tim Story, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tim Story directs. Oliver Wood behind the camera. John Ottman scores. William Hoy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
3Released 21 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
5Part of the "Fantastic Four Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6431+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Tim Story, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor William Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Ioan Gruffudd and Jessica Alba and Chris Evans carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.".
12IMDB entry: tt0120667 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1310,248 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 23 themes, including "mask", "friendship", "marriage proposal", "fire".
15Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Original score: John Ottman
Editing: William Hoy
Production design: Bill Boes
Costume design: Jose Fernandez
Makeup / hair: Elke Gordon
VFX supervisor: Berj Bannayan
Sound: Charles Maynes
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000,000
Box office: $333,535,934
Return: 334% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Fantastic Four (2005)

Part of

Fantastic Four Collection

Superhero films based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. Four individuals gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space: Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the monstrous Thing (Ben Grimm).

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John Chard2020-03-01
★ 6/10
Hello rock, this is me in between you and the hard place. Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) & Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon). All set off on a space mission that sees them engulfed by a mysterious storm that imbues them all with different special powers. Fantastic Four is arguably the most loved on the page of the super-group comic book creations. Certainly it's Marvel's flagship offering in that corner of the super hero market. Odd then, that when it finally makes it to the big screen they throw money at it but employ the director of "The Firing Squad" & "Taxi"? The whole film reeks of nervousness, with director Tim Story either fearful of making a hash of said flagship movie, or worse still, being directed himself by studio executives fearful of making a hash of said flagship movie. While the casting of Gruffud (dull), Alba (cleavage for hire) and McMahon (out of his depth as a villain) beggars belief. Sloppy CGI fails to ignite what little action there is, while the final smack down as our intrepid 4 battle with Von Doom, is of a TV movie standard. Yet it still has a smidgen of fun about it to warrant investing a damp dark afternoon with. Chiklis and Evans are the plus points, the former injecting a bit of heart into proceedings and the latter some sexiness and some much needed humour. There's also some worth in the script's attempt at messaging about the perils and pitfalls of celebrity status. While who can deny that the first appearance of "flame-on" & "clobbertime" doesn't induce an ickle tingle down the spine of the discerning comic book fan (ok that may just be me hankering for my youth). If only the film wasn't so safe and had been in better hands. But hey! the film turned over a $230 million Worldwide profit, so what do I know eh? The sequel was inevitable, so one can only hope that with the same people involved they not only learn from their guardedness, but that they manage to stay faithful to the source and give it some much needed pizazz. Footnote: The extended cut at twenty minutes longer, suffice to say, is a better experience as it has more pizazz. So 5/10 for the theatrical cut and 6/10 for the extended version.
Cwf972021-07-22
★ 10/10
I personally find the Storyverse Fantastic Four films underrated for a lot of reasons. One good reason is Michael Chiklis' performance as Ben Grimm/The Thing. He did such a great job as the Thing and is seen by many as the best character. The acting, effects, plot and production values are pretty good. After the Fant4stic film, I feel like people should give this film and Rise of the Silver Surfer another chance.
CinemaSerf2023-01-01
★ 5/10
A terribly wooden Ioan Gruffudd heads the cast of this weak and feeble sci-fi adventure as "Reed Richards" - a career boffin who leads the team of "Ben" (Michael Chiklis) and siblings "Sue" (Jessica Alba) and the cocky "Johnny" (Chris Evans). Funded by "Victor von Doom" (Julian McMahon) they are investigating some spacial anomaly when poor old "Ben" is caught unawares on an EVA and he is exposed to a hefty dose of cosmic radiation. The others thought they were safely behind an impermeable shield but upon their return to Earth they discover that they have some new quirks. "VVD" isn't impressed by this and soon the four must put aside their domestic grievances and unite to combat his ever increasing ambitions - and it turns out that he, being on the ship too, has powers of his own! Aside from the hunky Evans who has the most fun super-power (he can catch fire and fly like a rocket) and easily the most charisma, the rest of the casting is very much by-the-numbers, as is the dialogue and the predictable storyline. The writers have a stab at putting some humour into the film, but no amount of wit is going to help Gruffudd and his unpredictable accent (why did he even bother?) to carry this good looking but poorly delivered helping of Marvel-lite. There is also a little too much simmering romance and envy here to clutter up the main thrust of the lacklustre plot. What we end up with is actually a bit of a mess. To be fair, it does move along well enough and is only 100 minutes, or so, but really - this is an unremarkable effort from all concerned that I doubt I will ever bother watching again.