Ups And Downs

Rating: 5/10 (27 May 2006)

This movie is incredibly inconsistent, the story is quite good but the dialogue is terrible, mainly because of the cheesy one-liners. Some of the acting is good, (I think Kelsey Grammar was perfect as Beast), but some is bad (I'm not going to mention any names). The movie seems to rely on the visual effects and incredibly loud soundtrack to keep it afloat, whereas the screenplay drags it down. The majority of Brett Ratner's directing was alright, though in some places I think it could have been better. Despite it's flaws, the movie is strangely enjoyable, probably because it has been so long since X2, if the movie were released any earlier, it probably would have been less enjoyable.