- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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3 out of 5
Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) takes over the reins of the Marvel Comics franchise for this highly enjoyable episode. War looms when a cure for mutants is invented, threatening the future of their kind. The faction led by Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) stands for choice, while Magneto (Ian McKellen) believes in the survival of the fittest. But Magneto gains a powerful ally in the form of the resurrected Dr Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), whose transformation into Dark Phoenix has given her world-consuming powers. Major characters die in the mayhem that follows, but it's slightly hard to care when emotional connection is sacrificed at the expense of action. The script suffers from a bewildering mass of interpersonal storylines, too many characters (some given the shortest of shrifts), and lots of heavy exposition uttered in purple prose. But Ratner's technically proficient blockbuster is spectacular to a fault, with the best thrill being Magneto manipulating San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to become a highway to Alcatraz.
Plot Summary
Second sequel in the fantasy action adventure series, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. A wealthy industrialist finds a "cure" for the mutants, but it is an announcement that divides the community, with many refusing to give up their powers. As dissent grows, Magneto uses the unstable atmosphere to rally support for a war on the humans.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Logan / Wolverine
- Hugh Jackman
- Ororo Munroe / Storm
- Halle Berry
- Professor Charles Xavier
- Patrick Stewart
- Eric Magnus Lensherr / Magneto
- Ian McKellen
- Dr Jean Grey / Phoenix
- Famke Janssen
- Marie / Rogue
- Anna Paquin
- Dr Henry McCoy / Beast
- Kelsey Grammer
- Scott Summers / Cyclops
- James Marsden
- Raven Darkholme / Mystique
- Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
- Bobby Drake / Iceman
- Shawn Ashmore
- John Allerdyce / Pyro
- Aaron Stanford
- Cain Marko / Juggernaut
- Vinnie Jones
- Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat
- Ellen Page
- Peter Rasputin / Colossus
- Daniel Cudmore
- Warren Worthington III / Angel
- Ben Foster
- Warren Worthington II
- Michael Murphy (1)
- Callisto
- Dania Ramirez
- Dr Kavita Rao
- Shohreh Aghdashloo
- The President
- Josef Sommer
- Trask
- Bill Duke
- Multiple Man
- Eric Dane
- Lawnmower man
- Chris Claremont
- Waterhose man
- Stan Lee
- FBI interrogator
- Anthony Heald
- Jimmy / Leech
- Cameron Bright
- Kid Omega
- Ken Leung
- Dr Moira MacTaggart
- Olivia Williams
- Sergeant
- R Lee Ermey
Crew
- Director
- Brett Ratner
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