Not bad, but no where near as good as the first

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2003)

(spoilers??)
It's as though they attempted to overplot the movie. I sometimes complain about poor plots. This movie is over plotted. They tried to shove to much story into the 2 hours they had. In some instances, it created utter confusion. It certainly wasn't as fun as the first. The first movie had a comic book feel to it. The second one is taking itself too seriously. The score is somehow different and not as inventive. Some of the special effects really suck, but in other cases it's amazing.
Then there's the obvious spoiler. Throughout the movie they hint at something going on with Jean Grey. So when you think she's buried under all that ice, was that really what happened. So I had to ask an x men fan about that. I guess most of them are laughing at those who think she's dead. Oh well. ;)
Another gripe, the first movie was more open to outsiders. You know, people who arn't X-Men fans. X2 as they now call it (which will be really stupid if they call it X3 later.... Vin Diesel's gonna get some nasty one's on that.) is not open to outsiders. There's alot of need to know beforehand that you indeed need to know before watching the movie. Frankly outsiders like myself will get utterly lost. So here's my bit, outsiders, get some education in the land of X-Men. Insiders, have a ball.
7/10
Quality: 7/10 Entertainment: 9/10 Replayable: 10/10