bad film-making, bad acting, bad movie

Rating: 2/10 (25 February 2007)

So, let me get this straight? Cyclops, Xavier, and Jean Grey are all dead and Wolverine and Storm are the new leaders?! WHAT?! I know Hugh Jackman is the producer and Halle Berry won an Oscar so they can control whatever movies they work on but this is ridiculous.
This movie is the biggest waste of time I experienced in 2006. My advice: GO SEE SUPERMAN RETURNS. X3 was filled with bad dialogue, cheesy one liners, horribly awkward wirework, and too many enormous plot holes (exactly WHY was Jean killing everybody?! and for somebody called PHOENIX where the heck was the fire?!). Now, anybody who grew up on X-Men for any reasons other than "Wolverine is really cool" knows that you can't kill off "the big 3". But they do. Do you know why? Because of this: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Of course big names and popular characters make money, but it's still frustrating to watch all tradition and great storytelling thrown aside in the name of marketing and pop culture. Hopefully somebody comes along one day and makes an X-Men movie that leaves you speechless like "Casablanca" or "Cool Hand Luke" did to me. The story and material are worthy enough, we just need filmmakers with the heart and respect to make it happen.