So the short of this film is, it's really, really fun. It's got very little focus on action, but what action there is, is incredibly creative and well-choreographed. I want more Blink because every time she used her powers it was beautiful and clever. Yet, that's just a dressing, the meat of the film is a handful of close and interesting people having very powerful character moments with each other.
This is a film that shows that Xavier wasn't born wise, he earned his wisdom and it was a hard and painful experience. Mystique isn't 'one of the Brotherhood' because there isn't really a Brotherhood in this film. It's lazer focused on her experiences in the world and her connection to Xavier and Magneto. Magneto is yet again excellent with that powerful Frenemy dynamic. Most of all this is a film about having hope in people even when it's hard. Wolverine actually works here because it's an older, wiser Wolverine put in a position to play the mentor role to someone going through the same sort of impulsive stage Wolverine is famous for. Even Quicksilver, despite appearances, is an total scene stealer!
The acting is freaking fantastic. The Magento's and Xavier's are naturally fantastic, but Beast really steps up his game from First Class and Ellen Page manages to do a lot with just a few glances.
What's interesting is, the film is full of inconsistencies and absolutely no-one cares (Spoony liked it!). I think the reason it works is because none of the inconsistencies ever get in the way of what the film wants to do and it always makes it clear that they just want to get past that detail so they can get to the good stuff. We're telling a time travel story, but we're not really interested in how it happens, so this character whose not used elsewhere in the film can now send people back in time okay? This confrontation between Charles Xavier and the world is going to be great, can we not worry about why Quicksilver didn't show up? He's not important to the film anymore.
Plot Holes don't have to be a problem in themselves. It's a problem when it obstructs the storytelling, or isn't good enough that people want to see what happens next.
2nd greatest X-Men film after First Class (First Class' character stuff goes a little further). But if you prioritise a light tone in superhero films, this is probably no. 1
Too Good To Care
So the short of this film is, it's really, really fun. It's got very little focus on action, but what action there is, is incredibly creative and well-choreographed. I want more Blink because every time she used her powers it was beautiful and clever. Yet, that's just a dressing, the meat of the film is a handful of close and interesting people having very powerful character moments with each other.
This is a film that shows that Xavier wasn't born wise, he earned his wisdom and it was a hard and painful experience. Mystique isn't 'one of the Brotherhood' because there isn't really a Brotherhood in this film. It's lazer focused on her experiences in the world and her connection to Xavier and Magneto. Magneto is yet again excellent with that powerful Frenemy dynamic. Most of all this is a film about having hope in people even when it's hard. Wolverine actually works here because it's an older, wiser Wolverine put in a position to play the mentor role to someone going through the same sort of impulsive stage Wolverine is famous for. Even Quicksilver, despite appearances, is an total scene stealer!
The acting is freaking fantastic. The Magento's and Xavier's are naturally fantastic, but Beast really steps up his game from First Class and Ellen Page manages to do a lot with just a few glances.
What's interesting is, the film is full of inconsistencies and absolutely no-one cares (Spoony liked it!). I think the reason it works is because none of the inconsistencies ever get in the way of what the film wants to do and it always makes it clear that they just want to get past that detail so they can get to the good stuff. We're telling a time travel story, but we're not really interested in how it happens, so this character whose not used elsewhere in the film can now send people back in time okay? This confrontation between Charles Xavier and the world is going to be great, can we not worry about why Quicksilver didn't show up? He's not important to the film anymore.
Plot Holes don't have to be a problem in themselves. It's a problem when it obstructs the storytelling, or isn't good enough that people want to see what happens next.
2nd greatest X-Men film after First Class (First Class' character stuff goes a little further). But if you prioritise a light tone in superhero films, this is probably no. 1