Review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) by Mrmoviebuff — 01 Feb 2016

'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' is a slightly better movie than its predecessor, but the key word there is "slightly".

The movie continues its adventures of the "fantastic" heroes, with Reed (Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue (Jessica Alba) planning to get married, but they find themselves a new sort-of enemy with the Silver Surfer (voiced by Laurence Fishburne) who is freezing everything in Earth's path and the heroes must stop them. But so many things get in the way for Reed and Sue as their "celebrity" lifestyle seems to get in the way of their personal lives, the media attention is preventing them from concentrating on trying to live a normal life.

Johnny (Chris Evans) and Ben (Michael Chiklis) feel excluded from the group as they overhear that Reed and Sue want to separate themselves from the hero and celebrity lifestyle.

This movie does take itself more seriously than the first, it's not darker by any means, but it does sometimes maintain a serious tone. The Silver Surfer proves to be a worthy addition to the short-lived franchise and the plot does thicken throughout the course of this movie, but, there is room, and I mean huge room for lots and lots of improvements.

'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' just needs some better and stronger screenwriting.