Bryan Singer's 8 Guidelines for making an X-men film

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2016)

I generally do not write reviews about any movie, but after watching this left a sour aftertaste that drove me to review this. It seems Bryan Singer made this film based on these 8 guidelines:
1. Magneto must be the victimized anti-hero who gets his life messed up in the worst way possible, turns evil, and eventually betrays the evil to join the side of the good.
2. Juicing the hell out of Quicksilver's slow-mo scenes, because everyone loves it since DOFP.
3. Some of the good guys must die. Even if the death is lame, forced out of nothing, or has no impact on the plot, just do it. Because audiences love that emo s**t.
4. Show the world that there are new characters coming into the film so there's hype. Then give them 1 minute of screen time and 3 lines of dialogue for the entire film.
5. Reveal a truckload of subplots, but no need to follow through. Just gotta look fluffy, no substance needed.
6. Romance and sexual tension is also a must. Doesn't matter how it is done, or why there is a need to have it in the film.
7. Always have a hidden mojo ready, in case there's no convincing way to get rid of the bad guy and end the film.
8. Huge plot loopholes are irrelevant as long as we have the power of CGI to juice the hell out of all the planetary destruction scenes and the final battle scene. Because screw logic and just go for visuals.
With that said, the film felt like Bryan Singer just wanted to get everything over and done with. Just from watching the trailer alone, 95% of the plot was predictable, and the dialogue became very boring very quickly. The only saving grace was the great acting from the cast. DOFP was great but I really have serious reservations about this one.
Well, at least now I know what Apocalypse meant when he said "Everything they've built will fall..."