The best of the 3

Rating: 7/10 (26 May 2006)

This is a thoroughly entertaining movie worth the $10 admission (depending on where you live). I am a big fan of the genre, and I am familiar with the X-Men (but by no means an expert). When I saw the first in theaters, I thought it was a decent movie but by no means lived up to my expectations. My opinion towards the second was pretty much the same, so I resolved to keep my hopes down for the third. Sure enough, this one pretty much commits the same major errors of the first two, but is much better in terms of pure action entertainment. In short, many of the characters are underdeveloped/grossly different from the comics, the dialog is mediocre, and the plot is far from air-tight. However, the action leaves little to be desired; it is a fun way to spend an evening, if not deeply moving or artistically inspiring.