A fantastic resurgence of the franchise

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2016)

With X-Men apocalypse coming out very soon I thought I would re watch this film and I think it's even better then the previous times I've watched it. The premise is set in the 1960s Where a young Charles Xavier and Erick lensher meet and form the X-Men against world war 3. James mcavoy plays young Xavier in this film and I thought he did a great job in this film. He understands the character and does a great job of bringing out the younger side of him who is intelligent and wise but has more social skills. Michael fassbender plays lensher who is on a quest for vengeance. I love this character because it has so many layers to it he tries to do good but you understand the rage inside of him and how it consumes him at times. Also the chemistry between the two actors is awesome with them really playing well off of each other. Kevin bacon plays the villain Sebastian Shaw and he does a really good job as the over the top bad guy. He does have a bit of depth to him and I really like his relationship with fassbender in the film. Nicholas hoult plays hank mccoy, aka beast in this film and he does a really good job in this film adding allot of depth to the characters and also his development with mystique does work for this film. Rose Byrne plays Moira mctaggert in this film and she is a good companion in this film because she is the human involved so you see most of the actions through her eyes and she does a good job. Jennifer Lawrence is a great actress but I would see her portrayal of raven aka mystique wasn't that interesting. For the most part she is just a partying teenager troubled with the way she looks. I mean it does kind of work when paired with beasts arc but it just wasn't that interesting to me. The story has a great relationship between mcavoy and fassbender where you truly understand both of there points of view as they try to survive as mutants. However, my main problem of this film is Shaw's overall plan. No spoilers but it just doesn't make much sense at all with the information that the film gives you. The script has some great dramatic moments and dialogue between it. It also has little well placed humour that makes the characters feel real. The style of the film is great, with the action scenes being more hard hitting but also a spectacle. Overall this is a fantastic film that should be seen by all comic book fans.