A disappointment,but not terrible

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2006)

So i saw X-men the Last stand today, I must say it did have some moments, but was definitely lacking in the character development department. The previews that i saw before seemed very promising and actually was starting to respect Brett Ratner as versatile director. But after seeing X-men the Last Stand, I think Ratner should stick to the Rush Hour Films, because this film was definitely rushed. I am I completely blaming Ratner?No, because he came on last minute, but there is no excuse for movie like this to be under 2 hours.
The problems starts with the lack of character development and caring for the characters. I understand there a lot of mutants in this movie, but if the movie was like half hour longer,they could of wrapped up all of the subplots really nicely. The Iceman love triangle seemed more mentioned than naturally unfolding thru out the movie. When a certain character, which i wont say, gets killed off, the other major characters didn't seem to care, which is a major problem. Because if they don't care, the audience wont care. The only character that seemed to have some depth, was beast, but even then it was still lacking.The second problem, is that they had a good plot, the cure, but never really get into as much. They should of made the audience leaving the threatre and talking about the idea of the cure,but they didn't. The cure seemed more of a catalyst to move the movie forward. The worst part about it, it really didn't go into the depth of how it is to be a mutant like the other two did, the good and the bad. Also,I don't think the final battle should of been at Alcatraz but instead should of been at the heart of the U.S government, Washington D.C, showing how close Magneto got to seeing his dream come into Fruition. Alcatraz should of been in the movie, but should of been wiped out by the brotherhood, including that stupid mutant, leech. It would also emphasize how powerful the brotherhood was and how big of a threat they were to U.S Security.
What i really liked in the movie, was how they showed Professor Xavier is as flawed as anyone else. The fact he was purposely controlled Jean thru most of life kinda of makes him as bad as Magneto to a certain point. I also liked how Magneto isn't just a pure bad guy in this film. I like how he defends Charles after Pyro makes a threat to end Charles life. I also liked how they melded the Jean Grey/Phoniex into the Story into the cure story. I like the fact that she sides with Magneto without being controlled, but instead by her own choice. What was really great were the action sequences, they were the best out of the three movies, but what brings them down are the lack of story or character development that would of helped drive those scenes home.
The Bottom line, if your not expecting much from the movie, you will prolly enjoy it because of the cool action. But if you are fan of the X-men movies, you will definitely be let down, as I was. I honestly think they should of waited for another year to develop the story more, because the movie felt too rushed, this movie should of been over 2 hours long. I was really hoping for Brett Ratner to prove me wrong, but I realize he is not really good with dramas.
I really wished that the producers would of worked things out with Matthew Vaughn instead, but we will never know