Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer
Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult
Release Date: May
27, 2016
Rated: PG-13 for brief Strong Language, Action and
Destruction, Sequences of Violence and Some Suggestive Images.
Runtime: 2 hr. 23 min.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Review:
X-Men: Apocalypse isn’t the rousing success that Days of
Future Past but it’s a fairly enjoyable X-Men adventure. That’s not to say there aren’t issues. The most glaring of which is the general
waste of talent. The cast is made up of
excellent actors but none of them are really given anything substantial to
do. Oscar Isaac’s turn as the titular
villain is decidedly underwhelming. The
character isn’t particularly interesting and his four horseman, three of which
seem utterly useless, sound like a better idea than it actually is. Michael Fassbender’s Magneto is still the
most interesting character in the redux series but even his story feels a tad
bit tacked on and inorganic. Thankfully
it’s a swift movie with it rarely muddling down or lingering too much on
minutia. The action is impressive all around
especially Evan Peters rescue sequence which is more elaborate and impressive
than the one in the Days of Future Past.
As a whole, the film has plenty to like but I can help but feel like
it’s a missed opportunity.
B-
Ughhh I hate when movies waste talent
ReplyDeleteYep, really the biggest Sin here....
DeleteDefinitely a significant step back from Days of Future Past.
ReplyDelete- Zach
Yep, unfortunately....
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