Solid performances and a engaging story make this a trilogy worth remembering

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2006)

overall I was very impressed with the last edition to the X men trilogy, i think that Brett Ratner did the job of completing the X men series rather successfully considering there was quite a lot of doubt he would be able to fulfil as good a job as Brian singers as director. I thought it was faithful in maintaining the essence of X men that had made the last two movies such a success, the special effects were breathtaking to say the least and i feel the relationship between the main characters were in fact even stronger then they had been in the last two films. for example I was never fully convinced with the chemistry between Logan and jean grey, however this film took full note of this and made their relationship for me not only more beautiful but heartbreaking too. my second congratulates goes to a much better performance of Hallie berry, who seemed much stronger in her role as storm. of course, though i am quick to point out the several pros of this film there are of course some inevitable cons too, such as, the film for me was too short, which meant it seemed in some scenes rushed with a feeling that almost half the characters didn't get as much screen time as they probably should of done, especially with being the last instalment each characters story should have been appropriately finished in a way that would satisfy the viewer, also in accordance with rushed time, some parts of the film didn't sink in well, such as that of cyclops death, which again seemed rushed and uncared about and mystique's turn to human form, it seems unlikely to me that a characters such as mystique's that has had such a pivotal role in the X men movies should be so quickly disregarded. other than that the film kept me entertained from start to finish and has made me an even bigger X men fan