Talk about limping to the finish line

Rating: 2/10 (27 May 2006)

Amidst the explosions, bad one-liners and cool special effects, those that made this movie subtly insulted the intelligence of all that watched this film. Hmmm, no exposition, no background, no development, and of course, no dialogue. In a span of 100 minutes, the fruits of two great movies was for naught as the whole concept of the X-Men franchise was flushed down the drain by a bunch of short-sighted boobs.
It's hard to really focus on who brought the movie down more. The writers clearly had a hand in it because it's quite obvious they didn't notice that the movie was filled with rather useless lines and quotes. It probably would have been better off as a silent film. We could blame Brett Ratner, the biggest gravy training chump in the industry, for his lack of insight and inability to really make a film. Or we could blame Halle Berry, who's Touch of Death has now inflicted this franchise just when it looked like she was going to be written out of the saga. And to make matters worse, too many new lame characters were introduced when some of the best (like fricking Gambit) continued to be on the back burner.
Let's just face it, this film is just a cluttered mess. While fanboys will flock to the theaters and push the no. 10 on the ratings list, they are only deluding themselves from not fully witnessing the troubling truth about this film. Another sequel couldn't save this franchise, not even if Bryan Singer comes back and Rattner goes back to directing schlock. Sadly, the once great franchise has withered away due to short-sightedness and putting those without talent in charge.