The film The Fantastic Four: First Steps aims to refresh the franchise with an engaging visual style and strong cast. However, it neglects character development and family dynamics. Instead of exploring the characters' origins, the film rushes into an apocalyptic narrative, leaving little room for humor or lighter moments. While the action sequences convey a grand scale, the overall experience feels heavy and lacking in fun, overshadowing the rich history of the Fantastic Four characters who come from a celebrated comic book legacy.
It zooms past the Fantastic Four's origins and, more detrimentally, their odd family dynamic. Instead, it dives headfirst into a portentous, celestial story.
First Steps is essentially successful in breathing new life into a particularly moribund title—but it can’t manage to have much of a good time.
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