10 Casting Decisions Fanboys Rallied Against (And Were Right About)

7. Jessica Alba - Sue Storm - Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four Jessica Alba "Meh." That's the sort of response that Jessica Alba's performance in the Fantastic Four movie warrants. There's nothing special about it. It's occasionally okay, but mostly it's just... there. Which is pretty much what fans of the comic expected to see when they went batsh*t crazy over this casting decision almost a decade ago. So they dyed her hair blonde and gave her blue contact lenses to wear, presumably failing to realise that she didn't just look wrong for the part - she was wrong for the part on a fundamental level. Because there are some actors out there who are just impossible to believe in certain professions. Jessica Alba as a scientist? Not buying it. And let's face it: the reason as to why it's difficult to believe such a thing where Jessica is concerned is because she's not a particularly good actress. Give her a role where her only job is to stand around and look sexy, and you're utilising this gal properly. But what am I kidding? Fantastic Four sucked anyway, regardless of Alba's casting. I suppose, in that case, at least we got something pretty to look at for the sum of two awfully-rendered hours. Okay, I've changed my mind: she's the best thing about the movie.
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