Bigger, but not necessarily better

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2006)

X men is by far the most compelling superhero franchise out there, as it has so many characters you like at least one of them. This film in terms of enjoyment was probably the stand out for me, however in terms of story and character development, this film was probably the worst of the lot. This films good points would be the incredible fight scenes and breathtaking CGI, however there are far to many characters and there is no where near enough story. What the director has probably done is tried to make it your run of the mill summer blockbuster and take no risks, but why not take a few risks with the X men they're risk takers themselves. Another thing that really could have happened is to make it longer. To be honest I wouldn't mind sitting through another forty five minutes of Xmen, and with the extra length better character development could have taken place. The film isn't all bad (or I wouldn't have given it an 8) they have incorporate storm into the film a lot more, Wolverine isn't the centre of attention, Dark Phoenix is superb and most of the acting (except Vinnie Jones) is rather good for an action movie. All in all this film isn't bad at all, it's not without its flaws, but it has a kick where other superhero films just don't.