It’s been ages since a Marvel movie has succeeded like The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a delightful throwback adventure nestling a family soap opera. In many ways, no entry in the MCU has felt as detailed or inspired, let alone shown as much adoration for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s comic book source material. You know what they say: the thirty-seventh time’s the charm.
Set in a separate universe from its more grounded peers — the original Iron Man all the way through the recent Thunderbolts* — First Steps drops us smack-dab in the middle of ongoing adventures starring Marvel’s “First Family.” The film swiftly establishes their personal dynamics and keeps these relationships central throughout hurried moments and sudden tonal shifts, ensuring that Marvel Studios’ now-signature slapdash CGI is no match for a heart of gold.
All the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, ranked worst to best
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