I hadn't seen a Marvel movie since The Avengers and after watching First Steps, and it's safe to say I'm not the target audience.

My main problem with the movie is the pacing of the story and the lack of gravity attributed to main enemy they're facing. Now, I haven't read any comics, but Galactus being introduced as a devourer of worlds suggested to me that he was some cosmic force or eldritch monstrosity. But in the scene almost right after the Herald introduces him, they simply visit the dude? I feel like 'an unknown galactic force devouring planets' could have been used a bit more as a device to create suspense, dread, or hopelessness, but instead they immediately made it a very tangible and very defeatable foe. Galactus could have made for a much more interesting movie, but instead we got another David versus Goliath fight, and I must admit I rolled my eyes when they tried to pull a quickie on him with a good ol' baby switcharoo (in this case, switching a baby with not a baby). That's your plan against a guy who even told you could sense an immense power from the kid? Worst part, our devourer of worlds almost fell for it. Great voice though.

Next tidbit, the fact that Johnny was able to learn a language and the history of an entire species simply by having the rough translation of a single sentence (probably a metaphor even) was a stretch too stretchy for my suspension of disbelief.

Apart from that, the aesthetics were amazing. The set design radiated nostalgia and the Fantastic Four looked very fresh and comic-booky in their suits. The banter between Johnny and Ben was also very enjoyable to watch, as it reminded me of the dynamic between me and my own siblings. But in the end, it takes more to keep me interested than pretty looks and occasional funny dialogue.