Fast, faster ... X-Men 2

Rating: 9/10 (26 November 2003)

Not only evolution leaps forward but also a trilogy - Bryan Singer brings superheros to another and better step of movie-evolution. Was the first one only the exposition of the story, X2 works just like a modern-empire-strikes-back-movie - but better, than George Lucas would have ever done. Based mainly on its characters not forgetting the story, X2 is a far more faster and more humane than Lucas cold heros. Especially Hugh Jackman (once more the leading role), Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen and Alan Cumming (his german is much better, than my English) must be named when you talk about X2.
Sad part is that it would take too much time to translate my over-3-pages-summary that if have written into English.
So, I just say that X2 must not hide behind Blockbusters like Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions or The Lord of the Rings. Nope, X2 contains emotion, action, well (and better) acting stars, brilliant special effects and a story that still is not brought to its end. On the other hand Singer knows how to make a self-working movie that ALSO is a part of a trilogy better than anyone else. He's got (-like we say-) `a hand' for making the X-Men compatible to the movies - everyone just gets what he or she wants. The fans of the comics and the newbie in the X-World. His interpretation of the X-Men comics he transfers into a movie makes X2 the best superhero-movie up to now.
Intelligent action-entertainment with metaphors to the past of the 3rd Reich that can also be seen as a reflection of the future human understanding of genetically enhanced or cloned individuals ..