fantastic four

known intergalactically as "earth's first family of super heroes," the fantastic four isn't marvel's most popular or well known team, but they have been around the longest. as an avid comic book fan, i've never had more than a passing interest in f4; they were more influential than exciting. and really, that's how this movie stacks up. f4 should be the baseline by which comic book movies are judged. it's not terrible, it's not great, but it's more than capable of saving the day.

the cringeworthy casting of jessica alba as sue storm turned out to be fine. i guess libido will win out over fanboy, every time.