In All Honesty, Something Really Bugged Me About This One.

Rating: 5/10 (3 September 2014)

Brett Ratner takes over directing duties this time around. In all honesty I feel that this film isn't all too bad, but it can't help but seem like a horrible cash-in just so we can see portions of the "Dark-Phoenix" saga come to the big screen. Being that the "X-Men" film rights are owned by 20th Century Fox, what is probably one of the biggest moments in Marvel comics history ultimately gets sh*t-canned in it's big screen adaptation.
In the wake of the last movie, that wonderful character development is gone as well as that smart dialogue driven story. The tense fear of mutants is escalating, and what we end up with is "the Cure". The Cure for genetic mutation has been discovered, and Magneto finally begins his master plan to (Shocker) eliminate mankind. This involves enlisting the help of similar idealists such as the "Omega-clan", and "The Juggernaut" (Possibly the worst casting idea there ever was, was putting English hard-nut Vinnie Jones as "The Juggernaut").
However, we are extremely fortunate to get Beast in this movie played by Kelsey Grammar, and is possibly the best casting decision in this film by far. Aside from that, the film just felt lazy for the whole 1 hour 40 minutes. The exposition is heavy as we watch some noticeable cast members die, and events unfold at a snail's pace. We get a pretty impressive, yet kinda dull "Last Stand" fight scene, horrendous dialogue as well as un-driven and uninspiring characters that above all destroy everything that made Bryan Singer's movies so respectable. If that's all you wanted then I recommend it, but if your expecting a better well paced progression from "X-Men 2", you may be disappointed.
Final Verdict: Looking back "The Last Stand" is on it's knees, but it's also far from being atrocious. 5/10.