Fantastic Four

Marc Webb's "Fantastic Four" (2005) navigates the familiar terrain of cosmic radiation and superhuman transformation, as four astronauts are irrevocably changed by their ill-fated mission. Reed Richards, the cerebral architect, stretches the limits of his body and mind; Sue Storm wields the power of invisibility with enigmatic grace; Johnny Storm sets the screen ablaze with his pyrokinetic tantrums; and Ben Grimm, the heart of the quartet, is reduced to a rocky, misunderstood monolith. As they grapple with their newfound abilities, the shadow of Victor von Doom looms, his malevolent machinations threatening to unravel their fragile alliance and plunge the world into chaos.