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Rating: 4/10 (2 December 2003)

I did not love the first X-Men, but I generally liked it. It was solid and serious and went much deeper into character development and the social issues which made the books stand out than I would have expected. It stood out because it was NOT just a comic book movie.
X2 is not a comic book movie either. Unfortunately in its case, rather than rising above the genre, it falls beneath it. Its really just another standard Hollywood action flick. Undeveloped characters, quick but thoughtless action, standard plot, and a host of convenient coincidences and stupid decisions by the characters weigh it down.
No better than a time waster. Maybe even worse.