Xcellent film

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2006)

This is definitely the best X-Men film that has been made. It contains the right balance of surprise and the old elements from the other two films. There was even a hint of a forth film at the very end.
There were a few surprises such as Xavier being killed off so early in the plot of the film and Jean Gray allying with Magneto but these were done very well. they also added to the film and left people thinking.
It was good to finally see Beast in the series and I was surprised that he was left until now because he was an integral character in the animated series.
The other new characters also blended in well and I was impressed with the mutant who could detect other mutants. It seemed like a mobile version of Cerebro.
Speaking about Cerebro I was surprised it wasn't featured in this film because Xavier would have been able to detect Jean using that if her powers were not able to block it.
There were hints for a forth film because of the end scene with Magneto and the chess piece twitching and the person in the coma who sounded like Xavier.
On the whole it was very well done and a thrilling film to watch.