Fine by me if you replace Halle Berry

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2003)

Just saw X2 and as a huge collector and fan of the comics, I have to say I really enjoyed it overall. There were some minor complaints, but just to see the Xmen on screen is such a treat, I let all those things slide. I'm reading all these rumours on Halle Berry not signing on to do a third, and I say 'thank god.' I think Halle is a good actress but she cannot do Storm. Storm is philosophical and dramatic, Halle is quiet and boring. Storm is a natural leader and Halle simply is not. I thought she did an awful job in the first one, she was a bit more tolerable in X2 but not much. I think her replacement should definitely be Angela Basset! She is such a strong leading female character in every movie she's in (watch "Strange Days" to see her kick ass!) She would be absolutely perfect for the role of Storm, since Storm is one of the most important team members of Xmen. I agree to that Bryan Singer has done a fantastic job of giving the fans what they want, and creating a story that is interesting and feels "real". My only criticism for him is that he needs to pit more Xmen against mutant villains, he needs to really show off everyone's powers in some really neat ways while demonstrating a team effort. I want to see some innovative scenarios where the Xmen have to pull their resources together and come up with some original use of their powers to resolve the situation. In X2 the Xmen didn't have any mutant foes to fight so we never get a chance to see that. Now that we've established everyone's powers,it's time for Bryan Singer to deliver us the really good stuff. God knows we've waited long enough. 'Nuff said.