Action packed "To The Max", but not that much for storyline, with characters dropping like flies.

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2006)

Recently saw this movie, and I've gotta say, it certainly has its pros and cons.
The opening scene is 20 years ago when Professor X and Magneto visit Jean Grey as a young girl; problem is it didn't expand very much with the parents, like they were just there for the heck of it.
Next we go to 10 years ago with a young Warren who is trying to cut off his wings, I admit the meaning behind it was useful, but the scene seemed a little needless.
The Danger Room part was pretty good, and definitely gave fans what they wanted, but I was hoping they'd show a little more of the sentinel.
The scene about the cure was pretty well done, and well established the purpose of the movie, but lacked the extra "dimension".
The whole part where Jean is found alive was very interesting, and Scott's death was pretty unexpected, but the little bit about Phoenix was interesting.
One interesting scene was magneto breaking out the mutants, definitely well done, but when mystique takes a dart for magneto, he seemed a little too eager to dump her there. At least she gets back at him by helping out the government.
One very significant scene was where Phoenix kills the Professor, but it was a little too unexpected; though based on the trailers it makes sense, sort of.
The whole bridge scene was well done, but seemed way too unbelievable even for X-Men; magneto lifting a whole bridge like that without much effort, unless Jean was helping.
The climatic battle scene was okay, but seemed a little too focused on action and not so much on storyline. After several dozen deaths and half the island being disintegrated, wolverine manages to kill Jean before she destroys anything else, which was very jaw-dropping, but too simple in a way.
Finally, the ending scene which I'd rather not reveal was very "The End?"-ish.
Overall, the move was definitely worth it in terms of action and plot, and had a few small mini-stories, however it lacked the complexity and dimension the last two had, and it seemed like most of the mutants they showed were just for the heck of it, barely having anything to do with the rest of the story. So like a lot of people have already said, worst one in the trilogy.