More than just a blockbuster or reboot

Rating: 9/10 (23 May 2014)

DoFP is a perfect course correction for the X-men franchise, and Bryan Singer pulls it off perfectly. The story is well developed and never slow. The action sequences are amazing in 3-D and don't feel forced or overwhelming. The thing that really struck me was the opening for FOX to continue with either cast. After Last Stand it looked like the studio had painted itself into a corner and was forced into earlier timelines unwillingly. But looking back, it's almost as if the earlier timelines were just an aside, so that the characters are better developed when it came around to this movie. I keep reading about this being a summer blockbuster...and it is. But the story has depth and heart, which keeps it true to the comics. Walking out of the theater I was ready to buy a ticket to the next X-men film. This is not one you want to pass up.