surprisingly good

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2007)

Mutants good and evil must unite to fight a foe who wants them all dead. This sequel would be completely ordinary were it not for a few clever touches.
With the benefit of confidence, it gels better than its predecessor, powered by a more dynamic story (which doubles as a metaphor for homosexuality) and rock-solid performances by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, all of which lends it a bit of substance.
On the debit side, it remains fluff (a major character dies, for instance, and I found myself totally unmoved), some characters' superpowers are too vaguely defined to be compelling, and the special effects are mediocre.