The new Fantastic Four movie is a shot in the arm for Marvel
It’s fourth time lucky for the superhero family, with a film that is a light, bright and welcome addition to the universe.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (left) and Pedro Pascal as best friends Ben Grimm and Reed Richards. Family and human relationships are way more important than saving the world in this film. AP
How many mulligans is a film franchise allowed? In the case of Marvel Comics’ The Fantastic Four, the answer is, in fact, fore! Sorry, four.
The fourth film iteration of the superhero family (and third casting of the foursome) has bounced into cinemas this week with all the optimism of Johnny Storm as he meets a woman. That optimism isn’t misplaced for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a fun blockbuster that entertains ably without reinventing the spaceship. It’s a light, bright and welcome addition to the Marvel film universe.
