A Very Good Ending To A Good Trilogy...

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2006)

When I first entered the packed theater on opening day, I could see the anticipation of many spectators. After the movie ended, the same look could be seen on the faces of many, including me.
***SPOILERS***
X-3 provided us with a moral and heartfelt story. It begins with Scott and Logan still struggling with Jean's death. During that time, a company has created a drug to suppress the mutant 'x' gene, which they call a 'cure'. An injection would suppress the gene forever, rendering the user as a human. On top of a Magneto war against the humans, many, including some X-Men, question whether or not to take this drug. As such, many moral issues come into play as well as some real world issues. Its themes of prejudice against the mutants, the way Xavier sacrificed his life to try and save Jean, and the unspoken love between Jean and Logan only accented an already good film, as it deals with those themes. Some hardcore fans may be disappointed with the way the film deals with the Pheonix but I thought it was a perfect touch. Magneto, on the other hand, just felt wrong. Instead of showing us the moral implications of why the humans must die, he just was pure evil. Personally, I thought he should have made us care for him more. Added in some dialogue that would perhaps persuade us into what he is trying to accomplish, but instead he is just pure evil, which in the other two films, it had shown reasons for his uber evilness.
At the end, you were left with a feeling of accomplishment, like you had just saved the world. This film gives you the feeling of a good film and a saga completed. Until you stay and watch after the credits...
+ Good acting; + Good story; + Pretty good fight scenes; +/- The ending after the credits; - The way Magneto was portrayed.