Great genre sequel!

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2003)

X2 (2003) spoilers((( Fantastic sequel! X - Men was a huge success in 2000 and a sequel was just a metter of time, and here it is, and it was worth waiting for. Bryan Singer doesn't longer have problems under the action scenes, and both ways: it's better action, and more action.
Hugh Jackman's iconic character Wolverine (or Logan) is still the main focus and steals most of the show, but though also Storm, Jean Grey, Magneto, Mystique and three new guys: the stylish and slick Nightcrawler, the bad-ass Pyro, the mysterious Lady Deathstrike and the relaxed Ice-man. Though, haven't I forgot someone, oh yes: Cyclops! Or? Did I really forget him? He's a whimp, so I don't care much. But the thing is; it's a great movie! Scenes as when the mutant school gets attacked by military soldiers and Wolverine starts cutting sick, or as when Pyro fires his blasts against the cops, or the superb opening scene when Nightcrawler tries assassinating the president of the United States, man, this movie has lots to offer you! This time we get to dig deeper into Wolverine's dark and unknown past, who's a very interesting part of the main story who is about a military general (Stryker) that has been searching on mutants for a long time, and was the one that made Wolverine, he returns, starting a small warfare between mutants and human! Cool plot.
Wolverine is...yeah, the new Clint in western, the new Rambo in the jungle, the new Terminator in machines...he's rough! As lines as he says: "You picked the wrong house buddy!!" or "If you want to shoot me, shoot me!!!" as he flash his claws threw his fists, great!!! Absolutely great! X2, is one of the bests sequels ever, together with Star Wars Episode V, Terminator 2, Aliens and The Godfather. And it is; the best superhero movie ever! Still the Batman movies from Burton and Spider-Man are challenegers, this - is ass kicking mayhem!
The new mutants are all fabulous. Especially Alan Cumming's performance as the telepatic Nightcrawler who's originally a German guy named Kurt Wagner. And also Ice-Man who had a small role in the first movie, and the new angry Pyro, fantastic as he roles upon: "You know about the dangerous mutants you hear about on the news...I'm the worst one!!" And last, not that great but good-looking Lady Deathstrike played by Asian beauty Kelly Hu, doesn't do much but fights well when she finally does!

STARS: **** 4/5