Go.See.This.Movie

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2016)

Let me start by saying I've never written a review before, despite being a total movie junkie and a regular here on IMDb, just so you know HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS MOVIE..
I tried to avoid any trailers, reviews, promos and interviews for this movie because I loved Days of Future Past (DoFP) so much I honestly believed nothing could top it so I kept my expectations to a minimum. Thank God I did. This movie cannot be described using just words, I give it 10/10 for literally EVERYTHING. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat the entire time, so let's get started.
In the year 1983, ten years after the events of DoFP, we get a glimpse of the 'X-men' we know and love from the first three movies; first we see how the main characters, Charles, Eric, Raven (...etc), have been growing into them, and then are reintroduced to several familiar mutants, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm and NightCrawler (...etc) Now I really don't want to give anything away so let's just say the rest of the film takes you with them on an epic mission to save the world.
Cast: I can't stress how much this cast excels at delivering all the emotional scenes with grace and simultaneously kicking-ass in the action-based ones. A few standouts to me were Michael Fassbenders' captivating portrayal of the ever-so-complicated Magneto (yet again) reminding us all why he was nominated for two Oscars, James McAvoy once again shines of compassion and wisdom as Charles Xavier, but takes his vulnerability and fear to the next level in this one, Oscar Isaac's Apocalypse was original and truly the ultimate villain, he's everything you hope for and more, Evan Peters doesn't disappoint as the funny Quicksilver, and is more than a comic relief this time, Sophie Turner did a great job playing Jean Grey; beautifully embodying her inhibition and quiet intelligence...what can I say the whole cast is phenomenal.
Story and structure: The movie has so many elements and layers yet its surprisingly easy to follow, it starts off with a lot of different character story lines that all intertwine eventually. The story line kind of resembles DoFP in terms of giving you what you expect but also throwing in bits and bobs that you weren't expecting, keeping your eyes open. Clearly it was so carefully, well-edited to ensure you gain the most out of every little detail. Although there are a lot of X-men First Class flashbacks, you will be able to understand the film, but probably not appreciate as much, so I would recommend seeing that first.
Cinematography and Music: Now this is why you see superhero movies in the cinema; to get the ultimate experience from all the action and excitement. Let me tell you there's a lot of CGI, but it's very well done, after all how can you create such an epic, literally 'end of the world' movie without a little bit of digital magic?
In all honestly, I did not write this review to convince people to see this movie, even though they should, I wrote it out of pure love and appreciation for it; I couldn't stop thinking about how great it was, in fact if I were you I'd stop reading reviews and just go see the damn thing :)