Picking up where the surprisingly tepid original left off, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer finds the Marvel Comics Universes first family dealing with the celebrity that their powers have brought them, to the point where even a simple wedding cant take place without interruption.

The film then takes a little while to re-establish its characters and re-introduce some of the issues that underpin them. But its not too long before the Silver Surfer arrives, and things really get into gear. For make no mistake: its the Surfer who ignites the film and provides some of the very best moments of Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. Backed up by some superb special effects work, hes a far more interesting draw that the returning Julian McMahon as Dr Doom.

While there are, inevitably, various problems that each of the characters in Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer must face, the film never opts to go knee-deep into them. Instead, it chooses a light, breezy tone, thats suited well to family viewing yet not without some genuine blockbuster moments.

Its no classic, but Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer is most certainly fun. And its equally certain that this isnt the last weve seen of this quintet of heroes... --Jon Foster

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