DUBAI: Director Matt Shakman ushers in phase six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” a film that feels more like a promising prologue than a fully developed story. While it lays important groundwork for future storylines — especially a mid-credit sequence that earned big cheers from the audience — the movie never quite finds its own narrative momentum.

For reviewers, it's the best MCU film in a decade, even if it's not quite as good as Superman.

DUBAI: Director Matt Shakman ushers in phase six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” a film that feels more like a promising prologue than a…

Directed by Matt Shakman, the latest version of the saga takes the team of explorers into 1960s New York while weaving in references to the Old Testament.

The movie, the fifth effort to adapt the comic characters for the big screen, was expected to collect about $220 million worldwide in its first weekend.