Another vote for better than the first

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2003)

X-2 A very fun and exciting film for X-Men fans and newcomers alike. My mother has become a huge Wolverine fan thanks to Hugh Jackman. I had her draw Wolvie for me over ten tears ago, and I never thought I would see her actually interested in the character. =) I was amazed to see Ebert give this an overall good review though. In even a 2hr plus movie it is really hard to get much character development, but they do really well with the ever expanding cast. All the little cameos for fans to catch are also nice.
One minor complaint- Chris Claremont really deserved a screen credit since the story did draw so heavily from "God Loves, Man Kills". I think the change of Stryker to a military guy versus the fanatical evangelist in the original story was probably a wise move since it would have offended a lot of people (especially those who look for something to cause offense). A well thought out character showing how religion is sometimes used as a justification for prejudice is probably too much depth for some people to follow in a action format.
I was really worried when I first heard they would be doing a live action X-Men movie. Now I actually am looking forward to a third movie which is extremely rare. If Singer is on board for X-3, then it should again be a fun ride that respects the old fans too. I also look forward to the DVD release of X-2 to see what extra stuff he had trimmed for time.