Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
The special effects are cheesy, the acting perfunctory, the plotting pallid.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Aug 2015
rotten:
If you would like to admire the awfulness of Fantastic Four without actually having to sit through it--or if you've already seen the movie and are still reeling from the experience--read on.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug 2015
rotten:
Laughably cheesy, bordering on Zardoz levels of simplicity.
– Christy Lemire,
ChristyLemire.com,
10 Aug 2015
rotten:
The latest iteration of "Fantastic Four" is far from what its name suggests. Profoundly uninteresting, it hits all the beats of the standard superhero movie, but provides nothing in the way of imagination or magic.
– Katie Walsh,
Tribune News Service,
12 Aug 2015
rotten:
A lightweight and basically unnecessary attempt to once again bring some cinematic life to one of the lesser teams in the Marvel Universe.