Weak story

Rating: 6/10 (27 May 2006)

As is the case with many a Hollywood "blockbuster" this movie is remarkably weak on story. I am an X-Men fan....I have a complete run of the comics, but this movie failed to capture any of the drama of the Dark Phoenix that was so well done in the comics. The story was just weak. Without a good story, movies are boring. And I found this movie to be just that....dull and uninteresting. On the bright side, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen are both good and they make the movie at least rate above a 5. The effects were also impressive....but, effects can only serve a plot, and this plot was just too anemic to be saved by good acting and/or special effects.