Better than the first...

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 2003)

... but still not quite what I was hoping for. *minor spoilage* 'X-Men 2' starts off in one of the coolest fight scenes I've ever seen. And I can't deny the fact that the rest of the movie is full of lots of awesome action. But I was still let down by the characters/plot. The plot, while interesting, made it seem as if Wolverine was the main character and all the others were along just to lend a helping hand on his quest towards self-discovery. Sure, Rogue and Iceman jumped in occasionally with relationship issues and Jean Grey had her moments of being great, but ultimately I was let down by how little the characters of Cyclops or Storm were explored. They were main characters in the old show/comics. And on that note, where's Gambit? I know he wasn't in some of the 'Evolution' shows or whatever but he was still a main character in most of the comics and shows and I liked him a lot! Still, I am glad they included some of the other old main characters like Kitty, Colossus and Jubilee. Hopefully we'll see more of them. Sorry for the rant. All in all, it's worth it to shell out 7 bucks to see 'X-Men 2' and all it's fight scene glory on the big screen.