Solid but not the best of the series

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2016)

The X-Men film series has been the most consistent of the superhero franchises. The best movies, like Days of Future Past and First Class, are wonderful, and overall I've enjoyed everything in the series.
Apocalypse is a good entry in the series, but it didn't keep me as riveted as some of the others. There are some good scenes - a cage match between two mutants, a bloody massacre by a guest star, and a phenomenal rescue by Quicksilver that is easily the best thing in the movie - and it's fun to see characters like Storm in earlier times.
But as I watched, I found my attention wandering off and on. The story was interesting enough, there was a little character development, and the action was solid and well-filmed, but there were too few of those jaw-dropping moments that mark the best of the series.
This was, in fact, the problem with that Quicksilver scene; it was in the middle of the movie, and nothing after it was as good. It's not a good sign When during the final battle you're still thinking about the great scene you saw an hour ago.
Absolutely worth seeing, and still better than most comic-book movies, but still a lesser entry in a great series.