Hugely Underwhelming

Rating: 4/10 (20 July 2017)

Compared to the other X-Men films this was a big letdown. The first quarter of the movie starts out somewhat promising but then quickly spirals downward as one dimensional characters get introduced with nothing left to offer. The only heartfelt performances that were given were by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. The main villain felt meh and pretty typical. The film is set in the 80s and doesn't even feel like that whatsoever. The only entertaining scene is when quicksilver rescues everyone out of the academy before it explodes. Other than that the movie is filled with typical battle scenes that you have seen time and time again through every regurgitated super hero movie made in the past 15 years. It feels just like an extended IGN game concept trailer. The movie is called apocalypse but nothing really feels apocalyptic as you don't see people getting killed just buildings so it doesn't feel like there is any danger to humanity itself. If you're expecting basic CGI saturated mutant battle scenes that you've seen time and time again then you're in luck, but if you're expecting a meaningful story plot line then you will be disappointed.