One too many storyline

Rating: 6/10 (16 November 2013)

This is the last of the original live action trilogy. A consortium of drug companies have found a cure for mutants and this sets off a fight from the Brotherhood led by Magneto (Ian McKellen). Meanwhile Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), dead at the end of last movie, returns as Phoenix in her place. She is now an infinitely more powerful mutant. Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) must stop both Phoenix and Magneto.
There is too much going on in this movie. There is basically one too many story lines in this. The cure storyline is great on its own. There are parallels to the real world. There are built-in conflicts. There are deep moral divisions that are only skimmed at. Jean Grey's storyline just adds too much complications. It confuses everything and is done really poorly. Her story could have been her own separate movie. That would be a better idea. Jean Grey has her own movie with Wolverine. It's certainly a better Wolverine movie than anything they've made. There are other issues like Magneto's wrong-headed motivation. This is still somewhat fun but with issues.