The best in the X-Men series

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2006)

While the first two "X-Men" films spent a lot of time on introducing characters, their back stories, and their powers, this third film assumes you know the characters and their relationships, and launches right into the action.
The movie introduces new characters Angel and Beast, but it doesn't take much time to explain what their powers are, since it's obvious just looking at them.
All the mutants' powers are utilized to good effect here, going beyond the brief displays in past films -- when an all-out war breaks out between mutants and the human military, all characters push their powers to the limit.
Also, if you haven't seen the movie yet, be sure to stay through all the end credits for a surprise bonus scene at the very end. If you're one of those people who bolts out of the theater as soon as the credits begin, you're missing an important final scene to the movie.