Disappointing given the 7.4 rating

Rating: 4/10 (11 June 2016)

This is a prequel to the other X-men movies which introduces a supper mutant who is dressed like a wrestler from wrestle-maniac. The computer generated battles aren't bad but they are interrupted by long periods of dialogue among the x-men doubting themselves and their role in the world and developing each ones history and hate motivations in a way that seemed to drag for an inordinately long time. The movie made an attempt include philosophically inspired declarations on humanity and its plight but they were few and though inspiring, did not carry the theme of the movie. It is not the worst movie I have seen but I would place it equal with the X-Men: Days of Future Past only because the computer generated battles were slightly better and the story wasn't so hard to follow but the characters were a little weaker. I missed the original actors for several of the X-Men/Women and it appeared the movie was trying to appeal to the high school audience, given most of the X-Men's ages.