Disappointing Last Battle

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2006)

When a private laboratory supported by the government finds the cure for the mutants, using the DNA of a powerful boy, the mutants have the option of giving up their powers and become human, but their society split. Magneto (Ian McKellen) opposes and decides to join a force to fight against the government and kill the mutant boy. Meanwhile, Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) resurrects uncontrolled by Xavier and with the personality of the powerful Dark Phoenix. She destroys Cyclops (James Marden) and Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), and allies to the evil forces of Magneto, making them almost invincible.
The two first X-Men are among my favorite adaptations of cartoons to the cinema. Unfortunately, "X-Men: The Last Stand" is not in the same level of the foregoing films. The reason for the final battle between Magneto and his gang against the group from Xavier's school is not reasonable, since the cure was aimed by many mutants, but not all of them. Cyclops is wasted in the very beginning, and the participations of Rogue and Mystic are minimum and disappointing. At least the unreasonable death of Professor Charles Xavier is in a good scene. Most of the attitudes of Wolverine are quite stupid, only Storm seems to think and have leadership and there are many new characters with insignificant participation. I read some comic books of X-Men in the past, and this movie changed many relevant features of the characters, like with the death of Cyclops and Xavier, and a very weak Rogue. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "X-Men: O Confronto Final" ("X-Men: The Final Confrontation")