Well that was different

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2017)

I personally didn't think this was the best of all the "X-Men" movies, as for me that honor would go to either "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" or "X-Men: First Class". This was still a wonderful movie and possibly my favorite of the year so far. What's amazing is that the film has relatively few characters but is still engaging. It's great to see not just Wolverine, but also Professor X star in this. Yeah, I admit that I don't like the idea of all the other mutants having died out, but we still got an awesome movie out of it. What I also love is how real this film is. Most of this is just a road trip movie. Yeah, not what you'd expect for a superhero movie.
This is the first R-rated X-Men movie and it earns its rating. You should be warned. This is a lot more profane and violent than the other movies, so don't take your kids to see this one. There's still a great purpose with all the insanity going on. It's a bit too long, but the action scenes are mostly amazing. I thought the Wolverine clone was Sabretooth at first. I feel bad for not recognizing the X-23 kid from the comics. One awesome thing is how this movie actually features real X-Men comics. Yeah, X-23 reads them and Wolverine dismisses them as being fantasy. Well, they're still in fantasy, right? I have to tell you how this movie ends and a bit before that.
Professor X dies and stays dead this time and so does Wolverine. Yes, they actually die and it shows them being buried. I thought I knew there'd be a brief scene where Wolverine is shown to come back right before the credits, but it never happens. Then I thought, oh, they're showing that after the credits. I think every "X-Men" movie had a scene after the credits setting up a sequel. This one does not.
Yes, Wolverine actually stays dead. Hugh Jackman has stated this will be the last "X-Men" movie he'll be in. The "X-Men" series has finally ended after 17 years of giving us such beloved movies. I truly am sad that this great franchise has ended. It's too bad we don't see the other characters in this, but it's still a great movie. Goodbye once and for all, Wolverine and thank you for giving us such great movies for all these years. ***1/2