Too much material, too little time....... LOTS of filler no thriller.....

Rating: 4/10 (26 May 2006)

I want to keep this short. I have been a fan of the past two movies and own them in my DVD collection. Now, films must be really good to make it to my collection. -- Opinion granted -- On with my take: I sat through a standard "Good vs. Evil" battle scene for one hour and forty-five minutes. Lots of crashing and bashing and fire and ice and people running and screaming and lots and lots of....nothing. Not substance in any of the characters. Do not expect to be entertained with an explanation of a new character. No history of how they became the way that they are. No real story here. Just a bunch of previously introduced characters and a lot of simplicity. I would state that the entire movie was predictable but I'd be lying. Only 10% of the film wasn't predictable. (for instance the scene AFTER the credits) Screen Play: just that "screen play". It's almost as if this third installment was simply a "filler" or a "bridge" (no pun) to keep X Men alive.
Maybe the forth installment will bring respect back to a great comic series.