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X-Men: Days of Future Past
Bryan Singer
(2014)
126min
12A Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
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.
Summary
Premiere. In a future ravaged by war, the superhero team makes a desperate last stand against a force of deadly robots. Their only hope is to send Wolverine back in time to the 1970s, to join forces with an earlier version of the X-Men and change the events that started the conflict. Superhero adventure sequel, starring Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
Cast & Crew
Logan / Wolverine
Hugh Jackman
Charles Xavier
James McAvoy
Erik Lehnsherr
Michael Fassbender
Raven / Mystique
Jennifer Lawrence (2)
Professor X
Patrick Stewart
Magneto
Ian McKellen
Hank / Beast
Nicholas Hoult
Storm
Halle Berry
Dr Bolivar Trask
Peter Dinklage
Bobby / Iceman
Shawn Ashmore
Kitty Pryde
Elliot Page
Rogue
Anna Paquin
Colossus
Daniel Cudmore
Blink
Fan Bingbing
Peter / Quicksilver
Evan Peters
Bishop
Omar Sy
Warpath
Booboo Stewart
Sunspot
Adan Canto
Major Bill Stryker
Josh Helman
Havok
Lucas Till
Toad
Evan Jonigkeit
President Nixon
Mark Camacho
Senator Brickman
Michael Lerner
Young Raven
Morgan Lily
Director
Bryan Singer
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
20th Century Fox
Guidance:
Violence, swearing, brief nudity
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
22 May 2014
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