I wish I could say it was better than X-men...

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2003)

It would even be really nice to say that it was as good as the first movie. You see I'm a really big actors fan and this cast is guaranteed to leave a wet spot in my cinema seat (Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and of course Hugh Jackman!). Sadly the talents of Mr. Stewart and Mr. McKellen are wasted here since they seem to have so little to do! The same goes for James Marsden, Halle Berry and even newcomer Alan Cumming!
In my opinion, it doesn't even come close to X-Men 1.
It lacks rhythm, action and tension.There were very few moments where I was wondering how a character was going to get himself out of the mess (s)he was in. The one exception to that, is when Wolverine gets his butt kicked by a girl.
There is an up side: The message is still clear and enough 'in your face' to be understood by the people it is aimed at. Any movie battling prejudices has my support, let's just hope that bigots are less demanding than I what action movies are concerned!