A buffet of stars doesn't a good movie make.

Rating: 5/10 (27 May 2014)

This is a grand long stuffed full of characters movie which will satisfy fans but can try the patience at times.
Some scenes in this movie are good like the slowing down of time take down with Peter and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) speaking Vietnamese.
This movie has a lot of characters new and old - some only get a few minutes of screen time. Hard to identify the new ones. Peter Dinklage with his distinctive voice is quite a good addition. Fan Bing Bing is more or less silent but pretty. Hugh Nicholas James and Michael are all quite good and convincing.
The logic defying time traveling story needs some concentration and pre knowledge of the other movies. I liked X Men First Class for it's historical setting and this one has a some with the Vietnam context. Nixon is quite well done. All the fighting and then it didn't happen feel like a waste of time. In the end I didn't really care which character was trying to stop which one and was quite glad it was over.
Overall die hard fans will be happy but for moderate fans it's a bit trying at times. First Class was more palatable, this one has some plus points but it's not as good.