X-crement

Rating: 2/10 (7 May 2003)

this is a bad movie. there is no drama, there is no character development. all of the dialogue is completely expository. the direction is flaccid and amateurish(three instances that come to mind are wolverine touching stryker's hand through the ice wall, cyclops crying after jean gray saves the airplane and nightcrawler reciting the lord's prayer). it not drama. it's contrived. the plot isn't interesting at all, though a good portion of it is confusing for a x-men virgin like myself(though i saw the first film). case in point--the love triangle with wolverine, jean gray and cyclops. that little bit had no bearing on the story whatsoever. zero. the special effects add nothing to the film, with the exception of the opening sequence with nightcrawler(by far the best sequence in the movie). X-2 was extremely boring; the last half hour stretched on forever. on top of all this, the film came off as preachy. i got the whole 'mutants are oppressed' thing in the first movie. no need to beat me over the head with it.

juvenile, bland, contrived and unimaginative, i didn't enjoy x-2 at all. i went to see it on opening day...i'm not predisposed to disliking such a film; in fact, this is the kind of film to which i most look forward. i love blockbusters and special effects. i love action and superheroes. this one just didn't do it. it didn't work. this one was aimed at 14 year old boys, not at me. i remember myself at 14 and i can assure you i wouldn't have enjoyed x-2 at that age, either. it's crap. it's garbage. it is a coloring book filled with the wrong colors by a retarded infant.