X-Men: The Last Stand stands alone.

Rating: 7/10 (25 June 2006)

"X-Men: The Last Stand" stands alone in film computer animated technology. Few films feature the technology above substance, however,this movie does so quite successfully. Ian McKelen gives a convincing performance as Magneto, a changeable evil doer. Hugh Jackson plays Logan, Magneto's arch enemy and savior of the "force" in Star Wars terms. Halle Berry is Ororo Munro or storm who is the Marvel character with intense eyes and magnificent beauty. She gives another adequate performance in this, one of her lessor films. Josef Sommer plays the United States President as he has in prior works. He adds another consistent role to his successful list. Patrick Stewart plays Professor Charles Xavier in a very intense way that literally burns his character into the cinema. He too is convincing. Aaron Stanford is John Allerdyce or Pyro. His youth and energy are dynamic. Shawn Ashmore is Bobby Drake or Iceman with equal dynamism. However, the true star and the only one worth mentioning in this movie is the technical support provided by the computer animation which allows us to appreciate the story in a way that we could not only a very few years ago.