Better than the first

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2020)

Rarely is a sequel supposed to be better than the original film. This is one such case with X2. The film follows the evil Stryker attacking the mutants which causes Magneto to form an unlikely alliance with the mutants. The film it self improves over the original in so many ways. The acting is better. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are amazing as Magneto and Professor X respectively. The story is better and even brings up certain issues like xenophobia. It is nice to see Magneto willing to work with the mutants. The effects are really good and don't seem to be fake even though they are. The characters are even better with Wolverine being a stand out. With that being said, X2 manages to be an entertaining sequel and not just a stupidly entertaining film, but an actual entertaining film. It is better than the first.