A Setup to X-Men 4 and 5

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2006)

While X-Men 3 is action-packed and has a decent (not great) story line, there is a serious lack of character development. Also, the movie leaves waaay too many unanswered questions as the director is so focused on 'carry-over' plot for X-Men 4 and/or 5. This is alarming because we all know what happens when movies get past the second-sequel... Furthermore, casting directors didn't do me any favors by adding Frasier to the mix. The good news is that the one-liners are gone and the FX are well done. All-in-all, it's a decent flick, but I should mention that X-men comic book fans will NOT be as satisfied as other movie-goers.