Ran out of magic

Rating: 5/10 (11 November 2014)

I think the X-Men movies had a good run and now it seems it should just end. It was choppy, it was dark. And unless you really follow the X-Men in both the movies and comic books, this movie will leave you confused. I watched the movies and I was still confused. When it comes to time travel, it just opens a tall bottle of questions. Of course Magneto is back as the bad guy. That adds to my angst. Did the X-Men have no other villains? Just like the Batman franchise, always the Joker. Just like the Spiderman franchise, always the Green Goblin. So why wasn't I surprised. Nothing in this movie stood out to me. No one character grabbed my attention. Though it was refreshing to see Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat finally getting air time and not all Halle "lookit me lookit me" Berry. So again, Redbox saved the day. Only $1.27 to rent it. Not $12 at the theater and definitely not $20 for DVD or $30 for Blu Ray. I gave the movie a generous 5 in case it was me and I missed or misunderstood vital info in the other X-Men / Wolverine movies that lead to this movie.