Real people and mutants don't mix

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2017)

From the first word spoken, you know this is going to be a different kind of Marvel Mutants movie.
The power level has always been something that many of the X- Franchise movies struggled with, but in this movie the lines are clearly drawn. Wolverine is a frightening thing to any non-powered human, as are mutants in general.
Prof X is quite honestly a perfect representation as well. We have seen many a previous nod to his power level, but in this film, Xavier might be a broken man, but not powerless.
There are a few nods to X-story lines, but in the end, this movie is clearly not trying to cobble together former odd plot lines. The 'bad guys' are not caricatures, and you can understand their motivation, and the relationship between Logan and Xavier (and oddly enough, Caliban) is a perfect swan song.
if you don't like "superhero" movies, then this is still worth a go. If you liked the X-Franchise movies so far, I honestly think you might hate this movie. but if you like cinema, and want to see what old powerful characters could be like when they just don't care any more (Shane / Un-forgiven are obvious parallels) then I think you will love it.
Just wince a little for the damage caused to the un-enhanced characters in the movie, because this clearly shows what happens to the red- shirts in absolute clarity.