A Comicbook Sequel Of Standing!

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2003)

The initial movies of this franchise are true to the origins of the comicbooks which inspired it. The second film has loads more action, mutant cameos for the comic fans, great effects and hardly stops for breath.
The political backdrop of this alternative universe echoes our own to establish credability in the events.Here we have edgy humans looking over there shoulders, suspicious and untrusting of these almost alien-like human mutants.
The opening scene is a Tour De Force- a purple, devil-like, teleporting Nightcrawler,with fully functioning CGI tail, attacks the President of the US inside the Whitehouse.The Prezzer's secret service agents are hopelessly "outnumbered" by the mutants split second teleporting attacks. Great "BAMF!!" sound effects and Matrix style slow-mo's!!
The story centres on the nefarious efforts of a Military Scientist to hold the Presidents ear and combat the "mutant threat to mankind".He manipulates any and all to the ends of using the Professor X's massive psychic power to destroy all mutants via the Cerebro computer. This is just an excuse to launch all manner of mayhem.However, just when you think the story might be swallowed up by the CGI and action, something else happens to keep you interested.Much of the narrative is simply to plug the holes of implausibility and the characterisations suffer to some extent.
Fans of the comic book will be so frustrated by the tantalising teaser ending!
This is the first Blockbuster of the Summer!