Fantastic Four: First Steps Has Soul, Not Just CGI

MOVIE REVIEW: Family comes first in MCU comic-book adventure 'Fantastic Four: First Steps'

Infectiously entertaining ride sees palpable chemistry between the heroic quartet.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps (PG-13, 116 minutes) is a well-made Marvels Studio production about four superheroes in an alternative Earth-828 universe that is in a retro-1960’s America.

Fantastic Four: First Steps Has Soul, Not Just CGI

Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps skips the usual flash and leans into real emotion. With strong performances from Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, a gripping script, and one unforgettable space birth, it may be the most human Marvel film in years. The post The Fantastic Four: First Steps appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps — PG-13/A-II

Set in an alternate version of the mid-1960s, director Matt Shakman’s Marvel Comics adaptation “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Disney) can fairly be called the TWA Hotel of superhero movies. But there’s a good deal more than mere nostalgia going on in this complex, layered production. With objectionable elements kept to a minimum, moreover, the film is suitable for a broad audience. Four years before the main action kicks off, a quartet of as…

Movie Review: “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

July 31, 2025 The “First Steps” part of the title of the new “Fantastic Four” movie is misleading. We don’t see the superhero quartet take their first steps, not as changed individuals and not as a team. The movie takes place four years after a space anomaly altered the DNA of astronauts Reed “Mister Fantastic” Richards (Pedro Pascal), Ben “Thing” Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Johnny “Human Torch” Storm (Joseph Quinn) and his sister, Sue “Invisibl…