X-Men: Apocalypse does just about everything right!

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2016)

I really don't get the harsh critic on this movie. Created an account here just to make my positive review about it. Some spoilers might occur.
OK, here goes: I was a huge X-Men fan in the 90's. Collected just about every comic that came out in Finland from 84-96 (classic Claremont era). So X-Men have a place in my heart, even if in the last decades I have been occupied with other stuff. But when it comes to superhero stuff, I love the X-Men.
The movie opens with a great scene, that introduces our cool antagonist. The music is epic. Title scene has also a classic X-men movie style, 3D works fine. Already hooked.
Soon after we're introduced with a lot of old and new characters and the plot gets going. The two plus hours after that are a roller-coaster ride - not a dull moment. Editing this all to a coherent piece of entertainment is an achievement on itself. The story never loses its momentum while ascending to its literally groundbreaking finale.
Big thumbs up to John Ottman, for both editing and great music score.
Apocalypse is shown as a real, threatening bad ass - a worthy opponent to all of the most powerful mutants out there. Isaac does a great job under all that paint.
One minor issue I had with the way Apocalypse was brought to life, but that just about it.
Highlight scenes were aplenty, and just about every character gets a moment to remember: Eric, Angel, Jean and Scott and of course the mind bogglingly great action scene with Quicksilver - an instant classic.
The casting is overall perfect, special honorary mentions to Isaac, Peters, Sheridan and Turner, and of course the "older" stars. Singer really knows how to put characters first, but without sacrificing the story or action. There are subtle touches of humour and grief combined with poignant drama.
Special mention for the special effects, and I liked how the early 80's were presented.
I would put this up to as the second best in the whole X-Men movie universe, just behind X2. Of course, to fully enjoy the subtleties of this movie, one needs some extensive X-nerdiness. For some random movie goers this might appear as a noisy, messy special effects opera. Their loss.
The third one isn't always the worst!