The director of "WandaVision" assembles a retro throwback with Jell-O salads and classic sci-fi pacing, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." Credit: Marvel Studios / 20th Century Studios First Steps functions both as an adaptation of a thus-far hard to translate roster (it's the fourth go-around for these characters since 1994),

Pedro Pascal leads a cast of fine actors in yet another sluggish attempt to bring the Marvel comic heroes to life.