Because mutants are people too

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2006)

I caught a showing of X-Men: The Last Stand on Friday 5/26/06. It's not the huge step forward that X2 was, but I still enjoyed it. If you go into it expecting something great and mind-blowing, you'll likely be disappointed and quickly cast it off as a horrible film (as a few IMDb reviewers already have). If you're like me and you enjoyed the first two movies, and you're anxious to experience chapter three, then you'll probably really enjoy it, as I did. If you're in the mood to see a decent action/superhero movie, then you'll certainly get something good out of this one. If you're disappointed in it before even seeing it (due to the change of directors, or maybe the knowledge that a few key characters meet their end), then chances are you'll search for every reason you can to hate it when you do see it, and you'll find them. If fast-paced action movies that sport spiffy visual effects almost as a main character isn't your thing, then obviously this is not for you. But, I liked it, and that's what matters to me. Kinda wish it was longer and delved a little deeper into a few of the characters, or maybe fleshed out some of the plot details a bit more, but these gripes are minor and forgivable.