Review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) by Jamesd. — 17 Jun 2007
The Silver Surfer trailer looked promising. Many took the gamble and payed money in hopes of seeing a decent summer movie. In the end, Silver Surfer comes up lame. The characters act more like Hollywood jocks than the down to earth superheroes that we embrace.
Mr. Fantastic is an over the top scientist who magically builds various devices to defeat the Silver Surfer. Johnny Storm is the wisecracking pretty boy whose antics fail to amuse. Sue Storm is the generic blond and the painfully bland wife of Mr.
Fantastic. The Thing stands around taking shots left and right and seems to not really care how unpopular he is. It's hard to say whether anyone in this movie can act because the dialog is dull and emotionless.
The Silver Surfer is the best character in the movie because he has the fewest lines. The special effects make his relentless destruction of the planet enjoyable to watch. However as the movie progresses, the Surfer begins to reveal an emotional side, which feels uncharacteristic for a powerful, muscular villain who can travel through buildings and destroy entire planets effortlessly.
Finally there are two positives to the movie: 1. Silver Surfer is considerably shorter than the third installments of Pirates and Spider-man. 2. The special effects are enjoyable and not overwhelmed with too many things happening at once.
The bottom-line: Silver Surfer is a generic superhero movie that fails to be aggressive or bold.
This review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) was written by Jamesd. on 17 Jun 2007.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer has generally received mixed reviews.
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