One of the best in the franchise

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2020)

POSITIVES:
1) McAvoy and Fassbender are both perfect, such ingenious casting
2) This film's score is honestly one of my favourite of all time, especially the tracks 'Frankenstein's Monster' and 'Magneto'
3) The emotional conflict between each member of the team about whether they want to coexist with the humans or destroy them is very interesting and engaging; it's based on the MLK v Malcolm X conflict and I find that fascinating
4) Eric's turn to the dark side is terrifically portrayed here, a childhood of constant pain and torture leading to a quench for revenge that he just cannot stop himself from pursuing
NEGATIVES:
1) The continuity errors are glaring and frustrating
2) The fact that Charles and Eric got their superhero names from the team's drunken partying just felt silly
3) Some of the references to the original films are far too on the nose