Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
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The world's most famous team of astronauts-cum-superheroes returns in the effects-heavy sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As the story opens, Sue Storm (aka The Invisible Girl [Jessica Alba]) and Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic [Ioan Gruffudd]) prepare for their upcoming,… More The world's most famous team of astronauts-cum-superheroes returns in the effects-heavy sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As the story opens, Sue Storm (aka The Invisible Girl [Jessica Alba]) and Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic [Ioan Gruffudd]) prepare for their upcoming, superhero-studded wedding celebration. But Reed cannot stay focused on the nuptials -- he's distracted by wire reports of a bizarre, comet-like object hurtling toward the Earth with tremendous force, triggering brownouts, blackouts, tropical storms, and various other climatological disasters. When the said object hits the island of Manhattan, destroying much of the city in its wake, its identity becomes resoundingly clear. "It" is actually a "he" -- a psychotic villain known as The Silver Surfer (voice of Larry Fishburne) who intends, for some unascertainable reason, to destroy much of the Earth, just as he obliterated dozens of planets before it. Feeling compelled to rally their old gang and save the day, Sue and Reed summon Ben Grimm (aka The Thing [Michael Chiklis]) and Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch [Chris Evans]) to take on the Surfer -- and end up battling not only him, but an obnoxious Army general (Andre Braugher) and the cantankerous Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon), who has broken out of his icy prison that held him captive at the end of the first movie. Tim Story returns to direct this sequel. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tim Story
- Written By
- Don Payne, Mark Frost
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Jun 15, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dana Stevens, Slate
An off-brand superhero movie, the cinematic equivalent of one of those generic breakfast cereals with a badly drawn squirrel for a mascot.
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David Fear, Time Out New York
The performances are plywooden, the cornball visual gags are groanworthy, and Tim Story still can't direct his way out a sack with a map.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's funnier and splashier than the original, but I still can't quite recommend it.
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
The first movie's genesis story was more fun than the perfunctory doomsday scheme trotted out here.
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Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
If you swept the cosmic dust of the superhero boom into a flimsy dustpan, you'd have the Fantastic Four franchise.
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Cast
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Ioan Gruffudd
as Reed Richards
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Jessica Alba
as Sue Storm
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Chris Evans
as Johnny Storm
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Michael Chiklis
as Ben Grimm
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Julian McMahon
as Victor Von Doom
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Kerry Washington
as Alicia Masters
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Andre Braugher
as General Hager
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Laurence Fishburne
as Silver Surfer
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Doug Jones
as Silver Surfer
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Beau Garrett
as Captain Raye
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Brian Posehn
as Wedding Minister
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Zach Grenier
as Rafke Sherman
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Dawn Chubai
as Anchorwoman
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Chris Gailus
as Anchorman
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Kevin McNulty
as Baxter Building Doorman
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Andy Stahl
as Tailor
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Debbie Timuss
as Hot Party Girl #1
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Moneca Delain
as Hot Party Girl #2
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Crystal Lowe
as Hot Party Girl #3
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Chris Calleri
as Club DJ
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Kenneth Welsh
as Dr. Jeff Wagner
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Ben Ayers
as Guard #1
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Vanessa Minnillo
as Johnny's Wedding Date
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Alicia Thorgrimsson
as New York Pedestrian
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Valerie Tian
as New York Teen Girl #1
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Jeanna Haddow
as New York Teen Girl #2
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Ali Costinam
as New York Teen Girl #3
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Patricia Harras
as Fan Four Receptionist
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Gonzalo Menendez
as Lieutenant
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Suzanne Ristic
as Airline Woman
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Giuliana DePandi
as Entertainment Reporter
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Malcom Boddington
as Pub Owner
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Cole Landels
as Gift Shop Kid
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Cameron Cleary
as Flower Girl
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Stan Lee
as Rejected Wedding Guest
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Silver Butler
as Wedding Planner
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Michasha Armstrong
as Wedding Security
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Hitoshi Ikezaki
as Japanese Fisherman
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Peter Kawasaki
as Japanese Fisherman
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Fareed Abdelhak
as Egyptian Tour Guide
- Toshiya Agata
- Robin Atkin Downes
- Kerry M. Gutierrez
- Akira Kaneda
- Luisa Leschin
- Joey Naber
- Jen Sung Outerbridge
- Claudette Wells
- Steve Apostolina
- Jessica Gee
- Karen Huie
- Jim Lau
- Lucy Lin
- Kazumi Nakamura
- Paul Pape
- Alan Shearman
- Pepper Sweeney
- Ron Yuan
- Yoshio Be
- Lisa Gerber
- Carlon Jeffrey
- Peter Lavin
- Lydia Look
- Saemi Nakamura
- Moira Quirk
- Dennis Singletary
- Shane Sweet
- Lyannanne Zager
- Edita Brychta
- Jean Gilpin
- Walter Emanuel Jones
- Conan Lee
- Caitlin McKenna
- Paula Jane Newman
- Michelle Ruff
- Julian Stone
- Paul Tuerpé








