The Weakest Film of the Original X-Men Trilogy

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2014)

The third chapter of the original X-Men trilogy is a major step-down compared to the fluidity, complexity & kinetic energy of the previous two films (which were helmed by director Bryan Singer) and thus results as the weakest installment of the X-Men franchise. Still, not everything is bad about X-Men: The Last Stand as it sure has its moments but it never comes close to providing a cinematic experience that lingers after the movie ends.
X-Men: The Last Stand introduces more characters of the X-Men Universe & merges two story lines; one concerning Jean Grey who presumably died in the last chapter only to resurrect here as the most powerful mutant the world has ever known, and the other plot line concerns the creation of what is being called the permanent cure for the mutation process which Magneto uses as an excuse to urge the fellow mutants to wage a war against mankind.
Brett Ratner clearly misses what made the previous films succeed as he just doesn't give his characters time to breathe & is all about blowing things up. The writing also is very inferior compared to its predecessors. The visual effects must have been impressive at its time but it sure looks badly aged now. Performances aren't a letdown but there's nothing impressive about it either. And it surely makes some bold decisions early in the film which ended up backfiring.
However, if there is one thing to admire in this film then it would be its theme that's more explicit compared to the subtlety of the previous chapters. Seeing mutation as a disease & forcing a permanent cure to it very much symbolizes the way the world views the LGBT community or anyone who doesn't fit the society's description of normal but on an overall scale, X-Men: The Last Stand isn't even close to what was really expected from it. Still, worth a watch... at least once.