Poor scripting can't be overcome by the Special Effects

Rating: 3/10 (22 January 2012)

I liked the first 3 X Men movies. They had something that this movie does not: A good script.
The concept of the X Men and Superhero world in general requires a significant suspension of disbelief to make the characters work. Doesn't it ever seem odd that each individual Superhero created is exceptionally unique? For example, The Beast has no genetic family tree. His mutation is singular. Scott Somers with the laser eyes is singular too. This is not normally how nature operates.
The first 3 movies overcome this by having some interesting plots. This turkey can be summed up one "matter-of-fact" scene.
The evil people go to get Scott Somers. Scott is in school after hours writing something like "I will not nuke any food unless I am asked to on the chalkboard.
Now...Scott has powerful laser eyes when his sunglasses are off and he opens his eyes. The laser beams are so powerful that when the glasses are off his beams 3 floors of his school building are laser burned all the way through causing fire and destruction.
So...Scott is in school after hours and the evil people come for him. There is not one single person other than Scott in this 3 story school. The school also has no problem keeping a kid who can laser beam everyone in school.
Sorry...can't check the suspension of disbelief for such crappy writing.