Eh?!

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2003)

Top film, thoroughly enjoyed it. Alan Cumming was a good addition to the cast, but what happened to Cyclops? While he is certainly not the best character, his hate - hate relationship with Wolverine needs to be explored more.
Now. My one problem with the film is this......
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE ENDING DON'T READ ON
.....in the climactic scene why did Jean Gray sacrifice herself? Obviously they had to escape, but when she telepathically told Xavier that this was "the only way", she was clearly caught up in the drama of the moment and not thinking straight, as were the rest of the gang. They all seemed to be blissfully unaware that sitting quietly at the back of the jet was a young man called Ice man. ICE man. Why, in the name of god, did he not just freeze the lake? He froze boiling coffee, I'm sure he could manage to freeze a cold lake!
While it's excusable for meathead Wolverine or young inexperienced Ice men himself to overlook this, I feel it's unacceptable for Xavier to have done.
I think 'X3' should be a quiet thoughtful human drama focusing on the relationship between an ex professor of mutant science and his therapist as he struggles to come to terms with the death of one of his young wards due to a glaring oversight on his part.
Perhaps directed by Mike Leigh?