Mercenary Popcorn Flick

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2011)

I have never read the comic books.
I watched all other 4 films - didn't like them too much, I thought they lacked depth and credibility (and I don't like Famke Janssen, antipathy can ruin films for you...).
But hey, I'm open to new beginnings, I love Batman Begins, I'm a sucker for good special effects and a thrill ride in the cinema.
I was ready and willing to be entertained, captured, awed.
None of that happened.
Kevin Bacon (though VERY good in this) spoke such bad German that it was hard to listen and not laugh (which many did...:-)). So that was a slight put-off right at the beginning.
And it DID slightly remind me of Batman Begins with the boys the age they are...
Sadly, this film is not about telling a good story, making you like/love the characters, and making it exciting with fast-paced and mind- blowing special effects (never mind a good story...).
As one reviewer wrote, I too sat wishing I could watch a Transformers film instead.
This film is superficial, wildly edited into short fragments and longer boring passages, has no good special effects, has annoying music, cringe-worthy dialogues, stupid characters with no depth or any development, and the Nazi theme as well as the Bay of Pigs theme was pitiful.
Professor X was screaming NO!!, I was inwardly screaming: Why the hell not?! Just kill the Nazi. For heaven's sake, pacifism only goes so far...lol Later as well - throw the bombs back on them, why the hell not??!! Following orders could have been a good theme taken up, but no, it's an American popcorn film - blown up, filled mostly with air, and totally tasteless unless you add fat, sugar, or salt.
Which they failed to do.
James McAvoy was wrong for this, Michael Fassbender spoke bad German as well (dialogue coach gone awol?) but passable French, Kevin Bacon was my favourite in this as mentioned, and it was a pleasure to see him die - I mean that in a good way.
Bad film.