Weekend review: The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

So I woke up sunday morning and I wanted to just lounge on the couch and watch some tv. Unfortunately, there was absolutely nothing on. Then i remembered that I had DVR'd the Fantastic Four sequel, The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As unappealing as that may sound, on a lazy sunday, it actually hit the spot.

The acting was as bad as you could imagine, but the story was actually pretty decent. Coupled with the fact that the Silver Surfer was one of my favorite characters when I was younger, I actually enjoyed watching this movie.

It starts out with the celebrity wedding of Mr. Fantastic to Sue Storm. In this version of the story, they are pretty much the Brangelina of the world. The wedding gets interrupted by what turns out to be the Silver Surfer flying in from out of space on an earth-destroying mission.

(Spoiler Alert) Being a fan, I knew the Surfer would eventually turn good and do something heroic and I was actually pretty satisfied about how they portrayed him on screen. Thought the effects were actually exactly what I would have imagined for his character.

This is by every definition, a popcorn movie, but for those times when you just want to kick back and watch a decent comic book flick for an hour and a half I definitely suggest giving this one a shot.

The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer verdict: HUNG JURY (not an instant classic, but well worth a rental)