James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" having been a fan of the comics, found 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 praised Chiklis for a standout performance despite being buried in makeup: "Fantastic Four has its good points - there are individual scenes that work" and said 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 described the film as "like something left over from the '60s" and compared it unfavorably to other contemporary films such as "Spider-Man 2", "Batman Begins", and "The Incredibles".