Despite strong performances by Pedro Pascal and others – and for all its "breezy competence and flair" – this retro vision of the future from Marvel doesn't have enough suspense.

First Steps” begins to falter slightly when it stops being a Saturday morning cartoon and snaps into the mode of a traditional MCU film. The arrival of the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) brings news that Earth 828 will be destroyed in short order by the planet-consuming villain Galactus (Ralph Ineson).

Marvel’s First Family — as embodied by the quartet of stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach — was in attendance at the world premiere for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, held at Los Angeles’ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion today.

Ahead of the movie's release on July 25, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Pedro Pascal attend "The Fantastic Four" premiere.

See all the stars on the red carpet for the premiere of the Marvel blockbuster at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.