Come back Bryan, all is forgiven...

Rating: 6/10 (30 May 2006)

I have to admit I had a slight sinking feeling when I knew that Brett Ratner had directed this one rather than Bryan Singer. And I guess rightly so.
This film just seemed to be lapping up all the clichés that the genre could offer especially when it came to some truly appalling dialogue. As if Magneto would ever come out with anything as
corny as "What have I done..?" when everything starts going pear-shaped. I found myself sitting there thinking : "Sir Ian, please tell me you fought against saying such a hackneyed line!?"
Character development (which played such a strong part in the first two films) was sadly lacking as well which made the film feel empty to me.
In conclusion, the film's not a total bomb, there are some great set-pieces and some nice moments of humour However, you just can't help feeling that Mr Singer would have presented us with something with greater subtlety and more significant emotional depth...