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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Director: Tim Story

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From Time Out New York

Dear Fox: Do you think we comic-book readers will just lap up any superhero film? We’re grateful for the first two X-Men movies, but this Fantastic Four sequel is even more insulting than the lowest-common-denominator original: The performances are plywooden, the cornball visual gags are groanworthy, and Tim Story still can’t direct his way out a sack with a map. Even the fan-fave Silver Surfer (Jones) becomes nothing but a generic clusterfuck of messy CGI pixels. But who cares when it’s all about the opening-weekend grosses, right? Right?

Author: David Fear

Time Out New York

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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

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Director: Tim Story

Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Doug Jones, Laurence Fishburne full cast

Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Rated: PG

Duration: 95 mins

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