Fantastic 4

Ratings : * Avoidable ** Average *** Good **** Must Watch

The movie directed by Tim Story is based on marvel comics which has published more than 500 editions of this worldwide. The plot starts with Dr. Reeds(Ioan Gruffudd) who is a scientist and doesn't have the financial backing to conduct is research on human DNA, presents his project to business tycoon Victor Van Doom(Julian McMohan) who himself is an scientist.

Dr.Reeds with his friend Ben(Michael Chiklis) try to convince Dr.Doom to fund their project in outer space. Dr.Doom accepts appreciate their work and makes a deal with them. Dr.Doom is assisted by Dr.Reeds ex-girlfriend Sue Storm(Jessica Alba). She now works with Dr.Doom and they plan to get married in future.
Dr.Doom heads this project and prepares for the space trip. Johnny(Chris Evans) brother of Sue Storm is also chosen for this mission. Everything goes well according to the plan. But unfortunately they are hit by a cosmic storm and all of them are exposed to the storm, which causes altercations in their DNA compositions. Initially they are nit aware of the effects. But slowly the reaction starts to take its effect.

Dr.Reeds is now able to plasticize is body to the core. Sue is able to create some violent force and can become invisible. Sue's brother Johnny can turn into flame. and their colleague Ben transforms him into aforementioned hulking, gruff voiced thing.

And Dr.Doom finds that he is completely made of titanium and has to compete with Dr.Reeds for Sue's attraction. The story revolves much around Ben who's frustrated with what has happened to him and is dejected when his horrified wife leaves him. Now this scene where Ben saves a suicidal man from the busy traffic makes him and his friends Dr.Reeds, Sue and Johnny as a public figure. they become famous and the press gives them the name'FANTASTIC4'. Public figures them as their saviors.

Each one gets the name Dr.Reeds as the Mr.Fantastic , Johnny as the Human Torch, Ben as the Thing and Sue as Invisible Girl.

On the other hand Dr.Reeds works hard to simulate the same situation as they faced in space, so as to get rid of their so called mutational disease.

There's a small twist to the story where Ben is cured of the mutational disease, see the movie to reveal the last minute fight with Dr.Doom (Silver Surfer).
Director could have worked on the screenplay a little more to give effect to the storyline. The action scenes are

well worked and the graphics work is awesome.

My Rating : **

Genre : Action/Fantasy

Director : Tim Story

Cast : Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMohan.