Xcellent movie!! - A fitting end to the X-Men trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2006)

Well, I went into all the X-Men movies with an open mind, and I was fairly surprised at what The Last Stand had to offer. In the third (and possibly final) installment to the X-Men trilogy, a pharmaceutical company has developed a way to "cure" mutants. Faced with the possibility of becoming normal again, this generates controversial views within the mutant community. Magneto, leader of the brotherhood, sees this as the humans' opportunity to exterminate his kind. Not only do the X-men have to worry about an impending war, the mysterious resurrection of an old comrade with even stronger powers than before, complicates matters.
I have to say that this is a brilliant film that is indeed worth watching. There is a lot more emotion evident in this movie than the previous two. And the action has been terrifically put together, making it an all round decent blockbuster. The only problem with this X-Men movie is the overall time of the movie and, as a result, the usage of characters isn't very good. A lot of the story could of easily been extended to above the 2 hour mark. This fact makes the cut movie rushed somewhat. And as a result, many characters who we would have liked to see a lot more don't get enough screen time.
Overall, the film does make up for a lot of its failures with a load f surprises at every turn. Brett Ratner has managed to carry on the tradition without compromising the style that Bryan Singer created in 2000. Xcellent movie!!