Fantastic Four: First Steps early reactions round-up
>The movie is good/great.
>The FF are well cast, well written and have great chemistry.
>Reed and Sue have the biggest roles given the plot revolves around their son Franklin.
>Johnny has a romance subplot with the Silver Surfer and plays a pivotal role in the ending.
>Ben has a small but sweet subplot with Natasha Lyonne’s character, a Yancy Street teacher named Rachel Rozman.
>Mole Man has a small role, he’s okay but nothing special.
>Galactus is more of a natural disaster than a fully fleshed-out character, but it works.
>Story is a bit thin, mainly focused on character over plot.
>John Malkovich as Red Ghost has been cut, but his super-apes still appear in the opening montage.
>They recreate the iconic cover of the F4 fighting Mole Man and Giganto from their first comics appearance.
>Puppet Master, Mad Thinker, the Wizard and Diablo all get name-dropped as past villains the F4 have faced.
>Lots of heavy sci-fi concepts akin to Interstellar.
>More of a disaster film like Independence Day than a straightforward superhero movie.
>Best visuals and CGI a Marvel movie has had in a long while.
>Two post-credits, one gag and one Avengers: Doomsday lead-in.
>The FF are well cast, well written and have great chemistry.
>Reed and Sue have the biggest roles given the plot revolves around their son Franklin.
>Johnny has a romance subplot with the Silver Surfer and plays a pivotal role in the ending.
>Ben has a small but sweet subplot with Natasha Lyonne’s character, a Yancy Street teacher named Rachel Rozman.
>Mole Man has a small role, he’s okay but nothing special.
>Galactus is more of a natural disaster than a fully fleshed-out character, but it works.
>Story is a bit thin, mainly focused on character over plot.
>John Malkovich as Red Ghost has been cut, but his super-apes still appear in the opening montage.
>They recreate the iconic cover of the F4 fighting Mole Man and Giganto from their first comics appearance.
>Puppet Master, Mad Thinker, the Wizard and Diablo all get name-dropped as past villains the F4 have faced.
>Lots of heavy sci-fi concepts akin to Interstellar.
>More of a disaster film like Independence Day than a straightforward superhero movie.
>Best visuals and CGI a Marvel movie has had in a long while.
>Two post-credits, one gag and one Avengers: Doomsday lead-in.
