The X-Men do it again.

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2014)

Brett Ratner takes the directorial baton from Bryan Singer and runs with the gay subtext established in the earlier two X-Men films: in this third chapter, the government have developed a cure for mutations, something that doesn't sit well with the majority of mutants, who are proud to be who they are. Subtle, this is not.
Fortunately, the obvious parallels drawn between mutants and the gay community do not detract too much from the film's overall entertainment value (thankfully, there are no pink mutants firing sparkly rainbows from their fingertips). Ratner's movie might not be quite up to the standard of Singer's superlative second film, but it still delivers enough spectacular comic-book action to make it a very satisfying way to spend 104 minutes.