Better than I expected.

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2003)

I thought this movie would be pretty good, but from the trailers I thought there would be way to many characters. For the most part though they mainly focused on those who returned from the first movie, with only Nightcrawler and Pyro being the only new characters that showcased their powers. I was a bit disappointed not to see much of Colossus, and Iceman didn't really do much, but aside from that this one was really good. I also wished Cyclops was in it more, but that made for an interesting sidepiece as this movie takes place on three fronts. McKellan is great as Magneto and all the other cast is rather good as well. Though I loved watching Magneto escape from the prison. Lady Deathstrike really didn't have too much screen time and she had only one line, but she had one heck of a fight with Wolverine in this one. Though I wish their fight was a bit longer. The highlights of this one include of course the fight with Wolvie and Deathstrike, the cool opening scene with Nightcrawler, the scene where Pyro goes berserk, and the scene where the troops raid Xavier's school. There are other cool scenes in there, but these were my favorites. I don't think the movie ended as weak as some movie critics have said it did, but it wasn't the best feature of the film. I also didn't care for the introduction of the Phoenix character they gave flashes of throughout. I don't know if it will go with the movie formula all that well. All in all a good film, could have ended better, but I am just being picky.