Not bad, just confusing as hell

Rating: 7/10 (23 September 2015)

The production of "X3: The Last Stand" was considered production hell. Let me break it down for you.
Bryan Singer initially intended to shoot the film back-to-back with a fourth film, though he left in 2004 to direct "Superman Returns". Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg were hired the following month in 2004. Joss Whedon's "Astonishing X-Men" story called "Gifted", featuring a mutant cure was suggested for the primary story. Matthew Vaughn came on board as director in February 2005, but left due to the rushed production schedule and family issues.
Other film directors included Joss Whedon, Rob Bowman, who directed the 2005 spin-off film to Daredevil, ELEKTRA, Alex Proyas, who directed "I, Robot" and Zack Snyder was also approached, but was already directing the 2006 film "300", but they all turned the offer down and eventually Brett Ratner was hired as directed, filming began in 2005 and the film was released in the summer movie season of 2006.
In this sequel, a pharmaceutical company has developed a suppressor of the mutant gene, provoking controversy in the mutant community. Magneto declares war on the humans and retrieves his own weapon: Phoenix, who is the resurrected former X-Men leader, Jean Grey. A final battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood ensues, and Wolverine must accept that in order to stop Grey, he will have to kill her.
I don't mind a good amount of the story, but there are moments where I said, "Okay, what the heck is really going on?" and it is really amazing and stupid at the same time. The movie's plot is confusing in a few areas, but I love some of the plot. The acting is amazing and all of the main actors return with new members. Vinnie Jones plays Juggernaut and he does not even have a lot of screen time and the way they did his character is just sad. Eric Dane is good as Multiple Man in the screen time he has. Ellen Page as Kitty Pride / Shadowcat and she was really amazing for this part and she would play the part in "X-Men: Days of Future Past".
Hugh Jackman does a good job as Wolverine and he is great. Famke Janssen as Jean Grey / Phoenix is really amazing and I felt that she should have won an Oscar for this film, but did not and that is just sad.
The music by John Powell is really amazing and I think she does a really great job and it is the best musical score from him that I have heard, along with his musical score for Shrek and both Agent Cody Banks films.
The visual effects and action scenes are really amazing in this film and my favorite action sequence is at the end, but when Wolverine killed Jean Grey, it almost had me crying first time I saw this film, but I love this film. The scene where Jean Grey / Phoenix kills Professor X really wanted me to cry, but I just felt emotion through the entire sequence.
Overall, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND does a few things right, but it is just outweighed by flaws, but I would also say that I would be lying if I said that it was not enjoyable.
6 out of 10.
This is the first few X-MEN films and I will return to the X-MEN film series, soon with the other X-MEN films in the X-MEN film series.