**THE WACPINE OF 'FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER'**


WRITING: 6
ATMOSPHERE: 6
CHARACTERS: 5
PRODUCTION: 7
INTRIGUE: 5
NOVELTY: 2
ENJOYMENT: 6

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**The Good:**

The script continues to handle the Johnny/Ben relationship very well while keeping the overall family dynamic front and centre and depicting the Fantastic Four as the celebrities they are. It also stretches out more in terms of characterization, feeling closer to a Fantastic Four comic book than the first film does.

Like any good sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer amps up the action, with faster, more action-packed fight sequences. The CGI is also significantly better, so the film doesn't look as clunky as the first one. The fight scenes are a huge improvement from the first movie and utilize the team better from the onset.

In terms of action and the relationships between the central characters, as well as the visual side of the film, Rise of the Silver Surfer is a remarkable improvement over the previous film.

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**The Bad:**

Somehow, some of the actings are even worse here than in the first one. Ioan Gruffudd and Jessica Alba are especially bad.

The story isn't particularly mind-blowing or exciting. It's one of these predictably safe superhero stories with pretty little to offer to its audience. It doesn't even try to make Silver Surfer or Galactus compelling.

While the CGI is vastly improved, the effects used to bring the Silver Surfer to life are a bit clunky at times.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY STILL WENT WITH THAT NAKED JESSICA ALBA GAG!

Disappointingly, the Silver Surfer isn't utilized all that much as a villain before making him an ally against Doctor Doom. He's a very shallow character when compared to his more complex counterpart in the comics.

The worst offence in terms of characterization comes from the film depicting Galactus as this massive space maelstrom, which is not accurate to the comics at all. Worse yet, there's no good reason for this change.

This film marks one of the rare cases where a previous supervillain returns for a rematch. The only problem is that Doom has no good reason to be in this move at all.

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**The Ugly:**

A silvery, naked Doug Jones is a pretty creepy thing to see.

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**WACPINE RATING: 5.29 / 10 = 2,5 stars**