Easily one of the best movies you'll see all summer.

Rating: 9/10 (3 May 2003)

Now that the characters have been established by the first movie, the script writers were able to let the action flow with this highly-touted sequel. And flow it did. Even clocking in at almost 2 hrs 15 min [remember not to drink that big soda all at once LOL] the action was so well paced, you won't mind the length. The basis of the movie is that a third player enters the mix....or should I say "re-enters" the mix. Someone who's known Prof. Xavier and Magneto for years. Someone who has a grudge against mutants and wants to see them all wiped out. A someone by the name of Gen. William Stryker. So the X-Men must reluctantly work together with Magneto's gang to defeat Stryker's plan to eradicate all mutants. A subplot involves the origin of Wolverine, which is actually somehow tied into Stryker. With healthy doses of romance and comedy mingled in with all the action, this movie runs rings around the first one and the special effects are seamless. Easily one of the best movies you'll see all summer.