Fantastic Four needs its own cosmic ray boost. From a distance it has all the necessary trappings of a good superhero movie--colorful characters, a catastrophe that turns them into freaks and then heroes, a dastardly villain. But the devil is in the details. The best of the comic book movies in recent years have demonstrated that thrills and spectacle don't have to be strangers to wit and grace.
Pierce Brosnan bids adieu to James Bond, Dustin Hoffman saves allergic bee sting victim, let the "Seacrest…Out! jokes about Ryan Seacrest begin, and more.
Hopeless romantics (you know who you are) will fall for this thoughtful heartbreaker. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Starring Ioan Gruffud, Nia Roberts, David Horovitch, William Thomas and Maureen Lipman. Written and directed by Paul Morrison. Produced by Sheryl Crown. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.