Improves On The First In All The Right Ways

Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2003)

As a fan of the comic from way back, I more or less enjoyed the first X-Men flick, but I definitely had issues with it. I thought overall it was too short, with not enough action, a thin story and not much emotional depth.
It was as if Bryan Singer read my mind, because all of those things have been improved upon. X2 runs thirty minutes longer, has more(and better) action scenes, a good story and a kind of Empire Strikes Back tone, involving us more in the future of these characters.
It's still not perfect - I still could have used another big set-piece battle towards the end and it does have its slow spots - but overall this may be the best comic book film to come out since "Blade" kickstarted the new wave in '98. It definitely tops the first one, and I'd go so far as to say it was better than "Spider-Man".
My only suggestion for X3 would be more Colossus. His one brief scene was one of the most exciting.