What to expect...

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2006)

I went to see X3 this Friday, highly expecting excellency. The movie started out with two scenes on two characters in their younger selves--Jean and a new guy who you might have seen in the commercial, the guy with wings. This was a great thing and boosts my rating. It was not only interesting but it told a lot about the main plots about the movie, which I will refrain from telling.
This movie was directed by a different person--Brett Ratner. The first two movies in the series were directed by Bryan Singer, and the change of director is evident in this movie. The special effects were awesome and I can't expect any better of them. However, the plot was rambling on about nothing... more specifically, how powerful Jean is and all that. The action was immense yet the plot was thinning as the movie went on. It seemed as if it had been longer yet had to be cut short.
The first 30 minutes or so of the movie the plot was thickening, yet not much was going on. Basically, all you find out is that Jean is really powerful, which is probably what you knew before the movie, though the action was OK. The next part was just... iffy, though trust me when I say you'll get some major shocks. And the last part was intense with action, and I was always on the edge of my seat. However, there was a corny ending to this movie that I will not tell you but convinces me that there probably is going to be an X4, which I doubt will be good because some of the actors will be too old.
Basically, X3 wasn't as good as I expected, though overall it wasn't a bad movie. Don't expect too much of it except for some action and some major shocks. X3 is not the best movie in the world, but I've seen worse. For the plot, two stars. For the movie and acting and special effects... three stars. I don't know about you, but I'd give it a generous 2 1/2 stars.