Lives Up To Its Hype & Delivers Everything It Promised.

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2014)

What has always set X-Men apart from other superhero-themed movies is that the conflicts present between mutants & humans in their stories very much reflect the predicaments most minority groups like LGBT community to anyone who doesn't fit in society's description of "normal" continue to find themselves in on a daily basis in real life.
After the critical & commercial success of X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past makes it way into cinema amid enormous hype but the great news is that it manages to live up to everything it promises. Days of Future Past connects the characters from the original X-Men Trilogy with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an epic battle where they need to change the past to save their future.
Ingeniously directed by Bryan Singer who returns to the X-Men franchise after being absent from it for over a decade yet he shows no loss in form whatsoever & ends up crafting his finest X-Men film with this instalment. And not only does he brilliantly continue the story introduced in X- Men: First Class but also brings the original X-Men Trilogy to a magnificent conclusion in this tale.
The screenplay is a gem in itself & thanks to Singer's excellent direction, the complex story isn't very difficult to follow, despite the plethora of characters present in it. Production design is no short of impressive, cinematography captures the two timelines in fine detailing, pacing is absolutely relentless as there isn't a single dull moment in the film, visual effects is seamlessly integrated & John Ottman's music adds a flavour of its own to the finished product.
Coming to the acting department, Days of Future Past features an ensemble cast in Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Halle Berry, Evan Peters, Peter Dinklage, Ellen Page & others. And although each one of them has done a fab job in their given roles, it's actually Evan Peters who ends up stealing the show in his brief appearance as Quicksilver.
On an overall scale, X-Men: Days of Future Past is the most ambitious X-Men film to date & although the stakes are high this time, it manages to work both as an explosive sequel to X- Men: First Class & a highly satisfying conclusion to the previous X-Men films. Featuring upgrades in all departments of filmmaking, this latest instalment is one of the most action- packed, relentlessly paced, emotionally gripping & rewarding sequels of its genre and comes highly recommended.
P.S. Don't go for it unless you've seen at least the original X-Men Trilogy & X-Men: First Class. And don't miss its after-credits scene which offers a sneak-peek at the next chapter, X-Men: Apocalypse, scheduled for release in Summer 2016.
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