X Too Good to be True!

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2003)

I'll admit that I was not hyperactively anxious to see X2. This is basically because the first X-men was a film that I thought was OK then grew to like more and more after many watchings. So I expected think that X2 would be OK. Well I got to see one of the best sequels ever!
The greatest thing about X2 is that it picks up right where it left off, rewarding everyone who saw the first film. Some may think that will confuse casual viewers, but too bad for them, they should have seen the first film.
The acting is suburb. All of the actors retain the personalities they gave to their characters in the first film so well that it feels like X-men and X2 were filmed back to back. Everyone from Hugh Jackman to Alan Cumming played their characters enough to make them all lovable.
The drama is played up more. We get to see the Jean Grey/Cyclops/Wolverine love triangle continue, and the beginnings of the relationship of Iceman and Rouge, which is an uphill struggle because Rouge can't touch other people without sucking the life out of them.
The action was pumped up massively. Every action scene was an adrenaline rush. Nightcrawler attacking the White House was amazing. The storming of the school was fantastic (the 5 seconds in which Colossus was on the screen made me wanna stand up and cheer) and the Deathstrike/Wolverine fight was brutal and insane. The violence has been upped, allowing Wolverine to do some hacking and slashing, without bloodshed mind you, it's still a PG-13 film.
Overall X2 is a film that picks up where the first left off and takes it to a whole new level and gives an ending which I didn't see coming. X2 will definately be on my list for one of the best films of 2003.