On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 27% based on 213 reviews with an average rating of 4.51/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Marred by goofy attempts at wit, subpar acting, and bland storytelling, "Fantastic Four" is a mediocre attempt to bring Marvel's oldest hero team to the big screen." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 40 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.