Definitely a Ratner Film

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2006)

If you've seen Brett Ratner's other films (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, etc.), you'll see his usual techniques and flash-production of plot lines throughout. That's not to say it does not work for X-Men 3, as the rest of the storytelling makes it possible.
In this, a pharmaceutical firm discovers a method to suppress the mutant gene, thus giving rise to a cure. Some mutants take this as an affront to their race and, with Magneto at the helm, form the Brotherhood of Mutants. Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Secretary of Mutant Affairs, tries to recruit the X-Men to assist in the diplomacy between humans and mutants. Their focus lies not only on the cure and how it may impact the world, but also the return of a familiar character to the X-Men franchise.
True to its subtitle, X-Men: The Last Stand ties up loose ends and really makes the impact necessary to close out a trilogy. Though there are plenty of story lines to complete, including for the stand-alone Wolverine film, stay after the credits for a few seconds of one last denouement.
Could have been better with less thrusting of sudden story lines and not so much on-screen adult situations. What's more, Romijn is one nimble lady! Not for the youngest fans. 8/10.