2005 · action · fantasy · sci-fi
Fantastic Four
Directed by Tim Story1h 46m2005
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.
Our read: Fantastic Four (2005) reads as a neutral, breathless, surreal action · fantasy · sci-fi entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, extreme action / fantasy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
- kinetic
- extreme
- surreal
- epic-stakes
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