Bryan Singer is Gone for this One, but Who Cares? =)

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2006)

So, the guy who directed "Rush Hour 2" takes the helm of the latest X-Men installment. We knew he had big shoes to fill, but does he deliver? For the most part, yes.
X-Men 3 is more blockbuster-y than its predecessors - faster-paced, more action, more excitement. I really enjoyed that.
However, the story and plot got toned down. There's less of the drama and mutant anguish that were present in X-Men I/II. Ratner tries to develop it, but it never really fully blossoms. Maybe it's the fact that the movie was only 104 minutes long. If it had been a good two hours long (or maybe more, considering this was the last installment) there could've been much more character and story development.
Now, the plot was mediocre at most. There was nothing really original about it or intriguing - it just kept the action going. It was built on the foundation of the action, and that's what blockbuster films usually do. I only wish Ratner didn't kill off so many main characters... it kind of made their deaths shallow, and left me unfazed... "OH, ANOTHER ONE DIES"... that's kind of what went through my head...
Anyway, this movie was highly enjoyable, lot's of fun, but it's nothing particularly deep or involved as the other two. Hey, it's summer! Let your brain rest a bit and enjoy a dumbed-down movie.
By the way, stay at the end of the credits ;) It kind of makes you wish they'd make another one...