WHAT WENT WRONG?!

Rating: 1/10 (28 July 2003)

X-2 is the biggest disappointment this summer. No, Reloaded and Hulk didn't disapoint me: I was right about both films sucking. But X-2! This was supposed to be the film that took the original hit to an extreme level! It would revolutionize the comic book film genre again, just as the prequel did three years ago. Sadly, this is not the case. We have a horrible b-movie in place of what should have been a classic.
What really makes the movie fall apart is the characters. Remember how they seemed to feel realistic, and how we felt like we could relate to them? Well, the writers decided to toss that feeling out the window for part 2. These characters are extremely superficial, playing to their old, 2-d, flat comic selves, making it impossible for us to feel that they're real-life representations of the characters we knew so well. Granted, some characters have moments in the spotlight more than before: Ie., Iceman and Mystique(who actually has more than one line this time!), but many of the characters, with the possible exception of Wolvie, have had their roles largely diminished, most notably Cyclops.
BOTTOM LINE: The best comic book movie currently out on DVD is X-Men 1. This is a much better choice than wasting your time on this black sheep.