The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Directed by Matt Shakman (PG-13)

★★★

"They say the third time's the charm, and when it comes to the Fantastic Four, that just might be true," said in Entertainment Weekly . In both 2005 and 2015, Marvel failed to build decent movies around the superhero quartet, but the new reboot "leans into the comic book kitschiness inherent to the material" and winds up with an action adventure that feels "retro cool." Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby play married astronauts who've become known as Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman since the space mishap that gave them superpowers while turning little-brother Johnny into the Human Torch and friend Ben Grimm into the Thing.

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