X-men 3
After an exam I usually go to a movie to unwind and today was no different. I have been wanting to go see X-men 3 for two weeks now so...
Truth be told, I wasn't expecting a whole lot after I heard that the director of the previous two movies, Bryan Singer, had moved on to direct the new Superman movie.
But even so I was quite disappointed. The perfect blend of action and characterization that had been so masterfully captured in X-men 2 was completely missing here. I'm not going to give spoilers for the people who still have to see it, but major X-men characters are being killed of in this one without having any emotional impact at all.
There's hardly a bit of serious dialogue between the characters and, given the source material they have tapped into (like Dark Phoenix, some references to the Days of Future Past storylines) it all comes out a bit underwhelming.
Even the final confrontation between Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Famke Jansen's Dark Phoenix lacks the emotional punch it deserves. Effects and actionshots, however, are superb throughout the film: the scene where Magneto frees Mystique is particulary good.
All in all a decent film, but less so than the superior X-men 2. Oh well, Empire Strikes Back was also a lot better than Return of the Jedi. I hear there is rumour of a solo Wolverine movie so at least we can look forward to that...
spoiler alert! stay in your seat untill the credits have rolled for a small surprise...
