Great addition to the genre

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2016)

A good film and one that proves the superhero genre isn't stale yet...or maybe it's just the X-Men, who in comic book runs have had favorable arcs & interesting character development, along with Bryan Singer's expertise in juggling it all that makes these films attractive even to superhero haters. "X-men: Days" tells us a tale of a doomed future where our mutant friends face extinction. Their hope lies in Ellen Page's character Kitty that can transfer consciences back in time, that conscience would be the Wolverine (apparently he's the only one that can survive the journey to 1972), so the young Charles can stop Mystique from killing Peter Dinklage who's the "MacGuffin" or plot goal here.... If you think about it, it makes no sense & it sounds ridiculous...but somehow this turns out to be glorious in all it's time-hopping, special effects blazing wonder. Much credit to the actors who by now are comfortable in their roles, seeing both old & new cast was wonderful. James McAvoy carries the movie, along with wondrous Quicksilver scene. Even Jennifer Lawrence isn't annoying because she was nice side role. I am worried they'll give her too big a part in "Apocalypse" but that's Hollywood I guess.
Cinematography is excellent & CGI is one of the best I've seen. It's easy to get effects fatigue with all these mutants running around like what happened in "X-Men: Last Stand" but Singer makes it all look top notch. Music was good, I felt invested & hoped for a good outcome. I shed a tear seeing Famke Janssen at the end, it was a sly way to get Jean Grey back
A fun movie, you don't need to know your X-Men to enjoy a good blockbuster here, recommended for all movie lovers.