The ultimate X-Men film that rivals being the greatest comic book film ever

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2014)

I am a huge X-Men fan but I can accept there have been some bad films in the franchise which is why this film was completely necessary and is easily the best X-Men film ever made and one of the greatest comic book films ever made. The story sees the X- Men fighting a war against the sentinels in the future so to stop the war from ever happening old magneto and professor Xavier send wolverine back to 1973 to meet their younger versions and convince them to help stop mystique from causing the war. Now some people were complaining about Hugh jackman leading this film but this is easily my favourite of his performances as wolverine and I want him to stay at it for many more years. The supporting cast is also excellent with Jennifer Lawrence stepping up and assuming the real role of mystique. She is the moral centre of the film as you can see she is properly conflicted and you understand why and feel sympathy for her character. James mcavoy and Michael fassbender return as the young Xavier and magneto and they kill it, they make the characters really interesting and dynamic with their chemistry totally owning this film. Patrick Stewart and Ian mckellen are back as the older versions of the characters and their relationship is slightly different in this film and their chemistry also is great. Peter dinklage is great as trask, Nicholas hoult is great as beast and Evan Peters is awesome as quicksilver which was a great surprise. Time travel stories can sometimes be convoluted and messy but with the return of Bryan singer I think this film did it perfectly. The transition of the future and past really works and makes you care about all the characters in both time periods. I also really liked everybody's individual journeys in this film and I think some of them aren't over and will continue in apocalypse. The script is great with the best mix of drama and comedy I have ever seen in a comic book film and that has to be truly commended. The style is great with the future scenes really working and the tone of it being perfect for the situation. Also the 1970s scenes style works too and makes you feel the period and also feel engrossed in the story. Overall this is the best X-Men film ever and one of the best films of 2014