Fantastic Four reviews

General assessment: Not as bad as the first.

"A slight but enjoyable bit of sci-fi popcorn that's mostly Marvelous just for being watchable, considering it's the sequel to one of the more irritating films of the 21st century." — E! Online

"It all makes for a film that's marginally better than the first one, but since that set the bar so low, that's like saying having a broken arm is better than a broken leg." — The Scotsman

"If you have children, if you feel the need to switch off, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is terrific. By almost every other criterion, it is a tragically bad film." — The Telegraph

"The target audience appears to be Cartoon Network fans. Anyone outside that category is likely to find Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer a dull slog that no avalanche of razzle-dazzle digital hooey can camouflage. It's not even entertaining camp." — The Dallas Morning News

"SS is obviously bound for his own franchise if this flick hits big, and that could be cool if the series is able to maintain the kid-friendly, but action-stuffed tone Rise achieves." — The Detroit News

"… it's something of a relief to confront a comic-book movie that is neither hip nor wised up. Earnest, gee-whiz and foursquare, this simple and intentionally inoffensive sequel gets points for being easy to take and scrupulously avoiding obvious sources of irritation." — The Los Angeles Times

"Maybe it has something to do with seriously diminished expectations, but Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is an improvement of sorts over the lifeless 2005 edition." — The Hollywood Reporter

"As summer franchise superhero flicks go, it's tolerable." — The Christian Science Monitor

"To its credit, Silver Surfer flows by quickly, if brainlessly. The dialogue from screenwriters Don Payne and Mark Frost is so shallow it provokes unintended laughs ("Your encounter with the Surfer has affected your molecules," Reed informs Johnny, proving that not all eggheads have a way with big words). — MSNBC.com

"It's not funny enough to be a spoof, and it's not deep enough to hold any intrigue. Even the special effects have a ho-hum, TV-style quality." — San Jose Mercury News