Tim Story was given an opportunity to expand his role in the growing world of superheroes. He managed to do just enough with the first installment to have Fox agree to produce a sequel. However, from just moments into the film, Story and the three other writers made a massive mistake in bringing back Julian McMahon’s Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom. His character in the previous film lacked emotion, intimidation and was incredibly whiny. From the moment he appeared back on screen in this film, he picked up right where he left off, searching for unlimited power and the ability to essentially rule the world. McMahon, again, fell flat and was unable to show the necessary emotion to, in any way, be the villain these movies needed and deserved. Knowing little about the Fantastic Four comics, I cannot be entirely sure, but I would imagine that there are a plethora of other villains that could have been chosen (and had greater success) than McMahon’s watered down rendition of Dr. Doom. The story in this film was compelling (to a certain degree), however, it was not able to reach audiences the same way that the original did. With the exception of The Silver Surfer (Doug Jones--and voiced by Laurence Fishburne), the characters were not as relatable as they were in the first installment. The levels of intimacy that took place between characters in the first film had all but disappeared, creating more separation between the characters and the audience than should have been. With all the disappointing turns that this film took, one thing remained constant--Chris Evans was (and is) spectacular. Evans’ portrayal of Johnny Storm through both films is exciting, full of energy and possesses the perfect amount of sarcasm to draw audiences in and make them fall in love with the character. His chemistry with each of the characters in the film--particularly Michael Chiklis’ Ben Grimm/The Thing-- helps the film flow and is, without a doubt, the most compelling part of the entire film. With the exception of Evans’ and Chiklis’ spectacular performances, it seemed that compelling moments were far and few between in this film. It is clear why sequels to this film were cancelled and that the series died with this film; dialogue, one dimensional antagonists (not to mention the fact that Galactus served next to no purpose) and the discontinuation of the major compelling feature from the first film led to a less-than-adequate sequel to Story’s 2005 film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486576/?ref_=tt_sims_tt
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