Disappointing at best ...

Rating: 3/10 (26 May 2006)

I would have to agree with a previous reviewer who said it appeared they would come up with a cool stunt or effect and then adjust the movie to include it. Not only was the story unfaithful to the comics but also the previous movies. I can't imagine Magneto from the first two movies saying "send in the pawns first" when referring to fellow mutants. The stunts and effects are spectacular but the movie that binds them together is rather dismal. There are all the new characters that are nothing more than window dressing. Ideas and characters from the comics are dropped in as lip service rather than as any kind of plot.
It is far from being in the same league as the first two X-Men movies. but Superman 3 does come to mind. In the months leading up to the release many fans were upset that the director and screenwriters were creating a movie that could not have another sequel. Now the fear is shifting to the possibility that they will.