Stomping on butterfly's to make a safer future

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2016)

Homo-Sapiens have created a robotic army capable of taking on the mutant scourge slowly popping up all around the world. The robots are Sentinels, and they have laid waste to the planet as they hunt and exterminate the mutants. The last pocket of resistance is led by Professor X (James McAvoy & Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen & Michael Fassbender), two of the greatest mutants that ever lived. They are being hunted and a last ditch attempt to save the world sees them send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back in time to stop the Sentinels from becoming the force that they are. In the past Wolverine meets the younger versions of mutants he knows in the present future, who he tries to rally to help the cause. While taking the fight to the Sentinels and the humans that built and sanctioned them he has to deal with squabbling mutants, whom, as a species are finding themselves - Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) in particularly is causing a lot of commotion as she comes to terms with the fallout of events from X- Men: First Class. Any extreme action could inadvertently cause a butterfly effect and ruin the future, which is the intention but only with the goal of freeing the world from Sentinels. Confused? Don't be, once you get into the journey of the film it flows pretty nicely.
This X-Men film is loosely based on a comic series of the same name and generally works well, reinventing some events ever so slightly but all in all doing justice to the comics and previous films. This follows on from the success of X-Men: First Class, and it makes up for the first three X-Men films which seem outdated in comparison to this spectacle. The cast of old and new both delivery brilliantly and nerds of the world will rejoice in seeing two versions of some of the characters in the same movie. There is a lot of action from the very beginning through the very end of the film which coupled with some engaging dialogue makes for a good film. There is a lot of CGI and wired stunts but this doesn't detract from the film at all. The fact that an existing timeline is attacked and changed opens up a whole world of possibilities for future films to come. OK, so there were a few plot holes and goofs, but not enough to ruin this film.
This is a lot more sophisticated and classy than the first three X- Men films which hit in the 2000's and stands out not just as a spectacle but practically as piece of art. Great story, great delivery, great film. Even though X-Men: First Class was brilliant, this surpasses it and lifts the bar even higher. I'm going to give this 8 out of 10, and that's only because I rarely give out 9's and I never give out 10's - or I haven't yet but who knows, if Brian Singer can top this I may be able to give out my first 10 out of 10.