What's with the complaining? This wasn't bad at all.

Rating: 6/10 (14 September 2006)

What's everyone complaining about? That wasn't that bad.
I had managed to sneak a bento box into the movie theater, and I sat down quite confident that by the end of the evening, I would have an answer to the age old question: Can one commit honorable seppuku with a pair of mall chopsticks (Y/N)? Also, in the dark, I mistook my entire supply of wasabi for an innocent piece of avocado.
To my great relief, that was in fact, my worst experience in the theater that night.
It has moments that are overdone and stupid, but not much more than the first two flicks. If there was a moment that was over the top it was Magneto's cavalier attitude to Mystique's "infection." She might have been "one of them," but he of all people knew that their enemies would not make that distinction.
There are new mutants introduced, but not so many that it becomes confusing. They are all established very well, very quickly, and in due proportion to their importance to the plot. No, the humor isn't exactly the same, but it is still there. This isn't a movie that tries to play it straight and fails. This isn't some random piece of fluff either. Archangel might have been more of a device than a character, but his effect on others is handled perfectly.
This is at least a B+ movie, with an A-list cast. The best moment, however, is the absolute last scene. I won't even say it with a spoiler warning; it's just too good.
Oh and they got the kid from Stargate to play Leech! I was waiting for him to tell Storm that she needed a new toaster.