An Incredibly Moving, Powerful Movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2016)

Directed by Brett Ratner and Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian MacKellen and Halle Berry, the third movie in the X-Men Saga tells the story of the discovery of the so-called 'cure' for mutants, which leads to outrage and eventually full out war.
X-Men: The Last Stand has a very different feel to it than it's predecessors. As a whole, the film received some mixed reviews, mostly due to it's lack of character development. While I understand why people have a problem with that, I believe what it lacks in character development, it makes up for with pretty much everything else.
The backstory with Angel is really effective and it's a shame that his role in the film is so underplayed. There are so many interesting characters introduced in this movie, which you are not able to see much of, because there really isn't the time. It's unfortunate that they felt like they had to cram in so many characters in this film. It would have worked better if you were introduced to less of them, and therefore get to know them a little better, and maybe they could have introduced some more in another X- Men movie.
I suppose you could say it has the same issues that Spiderman 3 had - The new characters may be interesting, but due to so many plots going on in the same time, you feel like you never really get to know any of them.
That aside, this movie was incredible. The amount of emotion this movie has, really is remarkable. The score, by John Powell, completes this film, with beautiful music, complementing the amazing epic scale that this has. And I found the ending deeply moving and satisfying.
Despite it's flaws, X-Men: The Last Stand has enough to redeem itself, and is a worthy part of the X-Men Saga