X-Men Origins: Mystique

Rating: 9/10 (23 May 2014)

Here we have another X-Men movie with Wolverine in the centre. Oops, I misspelled Mystique! Do not get me wrong; I love Mystique. I adore her at an extreme level and always liked how essential of a role she had in the trilogy, yet I do not think that she is THIS important of a character.
I also like Jennifer Lawrence and her performance as Katniss Everdeen a lot, but I have never agreed on how she is the right choice for this part. She is a pretty woman, but not drop-dead gorgeous. Mystique is a femme fatale; she is sexy as hell and deadly and frightening all at the same time. Romijn has that spirit, Lawrence does not.
Another reason why Mystique becomes the protagonist of the film is the misuse of other characters. Wolverine is supposed to be the main character here, considering that Shadowcat's own story was changed to make Wolverine get the spotlight once again, but he is like Wasp amongst the Avengers: useless. He has no important role except for the "physically-strong-thingy" and is lame from the first second of the film till the last one.
You thought less important X-Men like Kitty Pryde or Colossus had unsatisfactory screen time in the previous instalments? Watch this one. Kitty gets wounded in spite of her ability, Colossus can be seen being smashed by a Sentinel time to time, Bishop looks like he is in a Hallowe'en costume, Sunspot is a fusion of Human Torch and Sunfire, Warpath acts like a regular warrior except for his "Elf eyes" scene, and Blink and Blink only can be defined splendid.
Let's not forget the best one of course: Quicksilver! Despite my prejudice, he was perhaps the best X-Men character ever to be on the white screen. "The scene" was just incontrovertibly spectacular. If Avengers: Age of Ultron nails it half as much, that will be a great movie.
Now stop taking me seriously and go see how horrible Beast's make-up still is and how awful Mystique's has become. Do not miss Ms. Darkholme's Matrix fighting style and try taking a tequila shot every single time Stewart, McKellen or Berry has a scene. You will not leave the theatre drunk, believe me.
PS: Wait for the scene at the end of the credits for the next X-Men villain. Do not bother to waste your time if your knowledge of superheroes end with the movies.