India, July 20 -- Marvel's first family is officially back, and if early reactions are anything to go by, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is already one of the biggest surprise hits of the year. While superhero fatigue has loomed over recent Marvel releases, the latest film to launch Phase 6 of the Multiverse Saga is being praised for doing exactly what fans were hoping for: offering heart, high stakes, and a fresh take on the genre.

Set in a stylised, retrofuturistic 1960s, the film follows Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they take on world-bending foes-and each other's personalities.

"My #FantasticFour review: It's propulsive, grade-A entertain...