The Fantastic Four- First Steps review

 

The clue’s in the film title!

 Marvel’s latest is a joyous affair even if it does little more than rearrange familiar scenarios and hit similar beats to countless other movies. Yet it does this with such joi de vivre that you can’t help but be swept along by its likeability and compact pace. Funnier than many Marvel movies it also possesses a warmth missing from some of them so proves to be a strong foundation for the next phase of this ever-expanding universe.

 Spoilers after the break