Why so much hate?

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2016)

So, I really enjoyed Xmen : Apocalypse. And I honestly don't get why there were so many negative or mediocre reviews. There was one review in particular, that said the first 30 min were boring and was hard to get into (and keep in mind this was one of the few positive ones I watched) and I had no problem with the beginning. It set up a backstory of Apocalypse (which is kind of important) and it didn't spend too long that. We got to see how Cyclops got his powers. There is a cool fighting ring scene with Nightcrawler and Angel (and also at the same time find out what Mystique's been up to). Like, it was entertaining. Plus, most movies start off with some backstories/exposition before they jump right into the villain/battle scenes. I just don't see the problem there.
There was a lot of scenes I enjoyed. I was really happy with Nightcrawler and was happy that he had a much more prominent part then what was led to be believed by the trailers. I loved the Quicksilver scenes as well. Michael Fassbender gets to do this really heartbreaking, touching scene that is so well done. Really well acted. And without giving too much away, there is a really cool Inception-like fight that happens with Apocalypse. I think that is the best way of describing it. But a just a cool and different way to take on the villain. And another thing that I like (and what I kind of like about Xmen as a whole) is that there is more of a darker feel to it. There is one scene with Angel that is kind of gruesome.
Now that being said, I don't think it was a perfect film. I still enjoyed Days of Future Past more. Maybe even First Class. It could have maybe tightened up some story lines or not throw so many out there. As much as I like Wolverine, he didn't need to be in this. (And no, I don't consider this a spoiler as it is in the trailer). And also Apocalypse is searching for the strongest mutants to be on his side as the Four Horseman but like literally just chooses the first 4 mutants he comes across. That didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
But overall I liked it. At the moment, I would rate it an 8. Maybe that will change once I've had a chance to re-watch the previous films.