Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post notes that it is " a movie more based on character than plot " and " is mostly an origins tale " . Hunter " a funky , fun film version of the famous Marvel superhero s " but is critical of the last twenty minutes . Joe Leydon of Variety magazine calls the film " unpretentious " but also " wildly uneven " . James Berardinelli of '' ReelViews '' having been a fan of the comics , finds the film disappointing saying " This movie is more like a B-grade comic book adaptation than the A-list production it should have been . " Berardinelli praises Chiklis for a standout performance despite being buried in makeup . Fantastic Four has its good points - there are individual scenes that work " and there are " moments of surprise and excitement " ... " but the tempo 's off , beats are missed , and the production ends up sounding out-of-tune . " Entertainment Weekly 's Owen Gleiberman describes the film as " like something left over from the '60s " and compares it unfavorably to other contemporary films such as Spider-Man 2 , Batman Begins , and The Incredibles . At the Saturn Awards , '' Fantastic Four '' was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film , but lost the trophy to '' Star Wars : Episode III – Revenge of the Sith '' . It was given two nominations at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards including Best Hero for Jessica Alba ( she lost to Christian Bale for '' Batman Begins '' ) and Best On-Screen Team for Alba , Michael Chiklis , Chris Evans and Ioan Gruffudd ( they lost to Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson for '' Wedding Crashers '' ) . Alba was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her performances in both this film and '' Into the Blue '' , but lost to Jenny McCarthy for '' Dirty Love ''
2006 MTV Movie Awards
2006 MTV Movie Awards
Fantastic Four (2005 film)