Good, but disappointing (Where did Bryan Singer go?)

Rating: 7/10 (27 October 2006)

OK, this movie was good, but why did Bryan Singer leave the project and invite Brett Ratner in? He directed this movie like he didn't have a clue about what he was doing! Let's see, where was Nightcrawler and Gambit? Oh, that's right, NOT IN THE FILM! Nightcrawler just mysteriously disappeared from the X-Men. Gambit is never seen in any of the movies. Why? No one knows.
What else...... KILLINGS! Cyclops got killed about 15 minutes into the film by JEAN GREY (The Dark Phoenix)and only had about 7 lines. Next, Professor Xavier gets shattered into pieces by some unknown power by The Phoenix. What was Ratner thinking when he cooked that scene up? Then Wolverine (Played by Hugh Jackman) played a good role but HE KILLED JEAN AT THE END OF THE MOVIE! This is nothing like what's in the comics! What else do we have here.............. TOO MANY CHARACTERS BROUGHT IN WITH NO TIME TO TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE! Psylocke, Spike, Calisto, Juggernaut (BIG DISAPPOINTMENT), Leech, Angel, Beast, and Kitty Pryde. Ratner just brought them in so he could see how fast he could kill some of them off.
What was with them turning Mystique into a human? What was with them turning Magneto into a human? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, RATNER?! Hmmmm.... The cure isn't supposed to be the involved with the government, it's supposed to be Apocalypse's way of luring mutants into a trap to become his slaves. Where did Ratner get the idea that it was the government's idea.
Some other things are missing...... No Shi'Ar Empire, no Savage Land, no Mr. Sinister, no Apocalypse, no Ahab, no Mojo............... What happened to these guys? What else....... TOO SHORT OF A MOVIE! This movie should have been at least been 150 minutes or more. 104 minutes is just way too short.
This was a very good movie to watch, but why did it have to be so disappointing? Where did Bryan Singer go? Why is Brett Ratner a "great director to do this movie" all of a sudden? Let's just pray that Bryan Singer comes back with either an X-Men 3 of his own, or an X-Men 4 that cleans up Ratner's mess.