Harmless enough, but it's still like the Daleks!

Rating: 7/10 (30 May 2004)

I've tried very hard, but it's almost impossible to take Patrick Stewart's character serious in these films, looking as much like Davros, leader of the Daleks from the Dr Who series as he does.
Resisting the temptation to loudly shout "exterminate" when he's duped into attempting to wipe out the mutants from the planet earth, he joins forces with his arch enemy Magneto [Ian McKellen] to attempt to save the mutant race when the president declares war on mutants.
With Hugh Jackman reprising his role of Wolverine well, and with some competent performances from co stars Anna Paquin, Halle Berry, McKellen and the lovely Famke Janssen, this is one of the better Hollywood sequels of recent years, and is worth a look if you're after some harmless enough fun.