To get this out of the way: this is the best fantastic four movie that has been made. That is of course not much of a bar to cross, but it deserves to be said. This movie was fine. Nothing more or less. It was partially eclipsed by what is turning into a fantastic year for movies, which I think does color my opinion of it somewhat. The characters feel authentic to their roles, and the set design/visual effects are phenomenal. Unfortunately, these things are held back by poor writing (I'm looking at you, middle-of-the-movie-inspirational-speech). The characters just simply don't make decisions that feel like things real people would choose to do, which is saying something because honestly very little actually happens by way of plot in this movie. I will not elaborate to keep my review spoiler-free, but this was the biggest problem I had with this movie. Props to Marvel for the best FF movie we've ever had. Hiring better writers would have elevated this from "okay" to a legitimately good movie.

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