Better than I expected, still wanted more...but maybe that's a good thing!

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2014)

Like most X-Men fans, my support of the X-Men franchise has always been rocky for a number of reasons but I won't get into that because those explanations have been exhausted through the years. But, I've always remained optimistic and First Class and The Wolverine are the main reasons why I was excited to see this film because I had almost given up and I'm glad I didn't. DOFP is everything it was supposed to be, although it lacks in areas, the overall result was an amazing experience from beginning to end.
The Bad: I understand why they focused more on the 70s era but I wish we saw more of the dystopian future. I wanted to at least see some character interaction between all the X-Men in the future. All of the characters served their purpose enough for me to want to see more, but I mean we could have at least gotten some more dialogue between them all. I've come to the conclusion that Storm will never get her just do. I have many questions about where the franchise will go but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing it just means that I am anxious to see more movies. Too many characters are introduced just for show, but what can you do. *sigh*
The Good: The time travel element is not confusing at all. The script is solid and there aren't any cheesy scenes or bad dialogue. Visual effects are amazing. Seeing everyone use their powers and how they work together was totally fun to watch. It was great seeing how Charles becomes Professor X. James McAvoy's performance was so compelling. Opening sequence was on the same caliber as the opening sequence in X2 with Nightcrawler. Everyone's performance and it was nice to see that Wolverine wasn't the main focal point. The Sentinels are scary as hell and everything just builds to be great.
I'm not sure how to really reviews this film without giving spoilers, but you can tell that Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg really took their time in structuring a well crafted movie. It combines science fiction and action with depth and emotion very well and that's what I think a comic book movie should be about.
My faith in the franchise has been restored and all the ester eggs moments and possibilities they can do with the franchise makes me very excited for what's coming next. I just have to say that after X-Men: Apocalypse, I don't want to see anymore origin movies. I want to see a full on X- Men movie. Avengers managed to give us an amazing spectacle of what a team up battle should look like. DOFP delivered but the climax is nowhere near as Epic as Avengers was but I'm fine with that because DOFP did it's job and I'm ready for more.
This is definitely the best X-Men movie of he franchise.