The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Official Trailer

My son has asked multiple times to go see this movie. He likes the Rock guy and thinks that is cool.

I am not sure if I should introduce an 11 year old to the marvel movie universe. Although this may be the point to jump on the next phase.
This is pretty much a self-contained movie with no connection to the broader MCU (until the credits scene).

In fact, it felt more self-contained than Superman despite that one being the first movie of the franchise.
 
There's a lot that I love about this movie, but it's far from perfect. Honestly, I feel the same way about this movie that I did with Thunderbolts: an entertaining enough movie overall, but it's not a tight script as there are too many moments where the writer(s) hope you've turned your brain off and don't question things.

I'm also a bit disappointed that the rumors didn't pan out. I was intrigued by the idea that they would lose their Earth but nope, they just defeat Galactus in a fairly typical MCU-style third act CG battle. Meh...

6/10
 
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