damn fine

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2006)

I always liked the idea of The X-Men but was never a big comic book guy. I thought comics were cool but never seemed to have the time. That said, I enjoy the films, this one probably the most. I've read some of the reviews on here and it seems most of the negative ones are from comic book fans. As an action film, this one works the best. The length is perfect. It doesn't get bogged down with the over-indulgence that makes X2 an inferior film. About halfway through the second film I start getting sleepy. And I gotta say that Cyclops is really boring and I'm glad they kill him off in X3; sorry folks, but he's just not that interesting. The only thing that is annoying is how many of the decisions in 'The Last Stand' were made because of contracts and egos. I think Brett Ratner did a fine job considering the mess he was left with. Nightcrawler was obviously gone because Alan Cummings wanted out...maybe they should have made up a brief explanation just to acknowledge his absence. Otherwise, good stuff!