More mutant fun

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2006)

You would think that a world full of superheroes would be just hunky dory with no problems, less crime, plenty of harmless entertainment. But, this film shows that, far from the more the merrier, a world full of mutants simply leads to continual crisis. So, the government perfects a hypodermic needle full of an antidote to the explosion of mutants, which restores mutants to normal human beings. This leads to a rabble rousing mutant to organize a rebellion against the humans. It is interesting to note the different levels of mutants, from one to five, with level five being the most powerful. Famke Janssen, as a level 5 mutant, shows off her considerable powers to make everything break and float in the air. So now Hugh Jackman and five other mutants have to stand against the rebellious mutants, who are trying to storm Alcatraz, which is now the location of the government lab producing the "cure" to the explosion of mutants. All hell breaks loose. Shawn Ashmore is charming as the Ice Man who wins the teenage rumble against Aaron Stanford as the Pyro. (Was that a hidden slap to the theory of global warming?) Ben Foster is another charming teenage mutant, who proves to be the lab director's son. Ben sprouts angel wings and flies to rescue his father from the burning lab, in a secret salute to filial devotion and family values. The special effects in this movie are something to behold and hard to describe to normal human beings. I guess it is a mutant thing.