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X-Men: Days of Future Past

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X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Fantasy action adventure starring Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Hugh Jackman. With Charles Xavier and his X-Men struggling to deal with Sentinels, the robots that were created to hunt down mutants, he comes to the drastic decision to send Wolverine back in time in an attempt to change history and prevent catastrophe for both humans and mutants.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jeremy Aspinall

Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class restored some rude health to Marvel's flagging mutant franchise in 2011. A prequel set in the groovy 1960s and featuring younger versions of established characters (James McAvoy as Professor X, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as blue-hued shape-shifter Mystique), it rejuvenated audience interest virtually overnight. Having kicked the whole X-Men series off, director Bryan Singer makes a triumphant return, upping the ante with an ambitious time-spanning tale that puts the original stars - Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman - together with their younger counterparts. A grizzled Wolverine (Jackman) is sent back to 1973 by old sparring partners Professor X (Stewart) and Magneto (McKellen) to save the future from mechanoid mutant killers called Sentinels. Trouble is, that means convincing McAvoy's drug-addled (and now powerless) Xavier to bury the hatchet with frenemy Magneto, who's languishing in a vault beneath the Pentagon. Cue a terrific Mission: Impossible-style rescue that introduces mutant speedster Quicksilver (Evan Peters). Indeed, there are plenty of memorable action sequences (not least the climax as past and future X-Men battle to avoid annihilation) though the moment when the two Xaviers have a quiet tête-à-tête is just as powerful. In the end, it's the compelling cast that makes the movie more than just a noisy action-fest: McAvoy and Fassbender are at their charismatic best; Lawrence demonstrates that blue is not the warmest colour; and Jackman is more mentor than mauler. Plaudits should go to Singer for making the franchise fit for purpose with a rip-roaring re-calibration of past and current X-teams that offers a bright new future for the characters.

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Cast

rolenameLogan / WolverineHugh JackmanCharles XavierJames McAvoyErik LehnsherrMichael FassbenderRaven / MystiqueJennifer LawrenceProfessor XPatrick StewartMagnetoIan McKellenHank / BeastNicholas HoultStormHalle BerryDr Bolivar TraskPeter DinklageBobby / IcemanShawn AshmoreKitty PrydeElliot PageRogueAnna PaquinColossusDaniel CudmoreBlinkFan Bingbing Peter / QuicksilverEvan PetersBishopOmar SyWarpathBooboo StewartSunspotAdan CantoMajor Bill StrykerJosh HelmanHavokLucas TillToadEvan JonigkeitPresident NixonMark CamachoSenator BrickmanMichael LernerYoung RavenMorgan Lily

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rolenameDirectorBryan Singer

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2014-05-22

Languages

English | Russian | Vietnamese | French

Guidance

Violence, swearing, brief nudity

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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