Fantastic Four, Marvel and First Steps
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Marvel is back with the Fantastic Four, but does this latest version break the curse? We have a complete plot summary, review, and more.
The best thing about First Steps is the aesthetic. It’s far and away my favorite part of this film, and that’s a problem because as much as I do enjoy a solid retrofuturistic aesthetic, it’s not enough to make a mediocre movie worth watching. This is all style over substance.
In November 2019, Trank took to the movie review social media site Letterboxd, where he left an uncommonly honest two-out-of-five star appraisal of his film which, while tinged with regret, was far from dismissive.
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First Steps” is off on the right foot at the box office. Marvel’s latest comic book adaptation has lifted off with $118 million from 4,125 North American theaters over the weekend. Those ticket sales were slightly ahead of expectations of $100 million to $110 million.
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That might sound like no big deal, but after 2023’s “The Marvels,” this spring’s fourth “Captain America” movie and “Thunderbolts*” all underperformed by Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) standards, the new “Fantastic Four” may offer broader audience appeal by not pulling from other franchises.
Early reviews for The Fantastic Four: First Steps are in: It’s a reboot worth watching.