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X-Men: The Last Stand

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen

Directed by: Brett Ratner

RS: 1.5of 4 Stars Average User Rating: 2.5of 4 Stars

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The first twenty-minutes of director Brett Ratner's X film are actually pretty good, but then it devolves into an incoherent and ridiculous mess. While director Bryan Singer's first two contributions to the trilogy had a heart -- something hard to pull off in any comic-book adaptation, X3 is devoid of anything that even remotely resembles a pulse. Ratner completely wastes the talents of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, turning their dueling yin-and-yang characters into one-note wonders. And a resurrected Famke Janssen, very dead at the end of the last film, looks like she's wondering how fast she can go back to resting in peace. By the end of Last Stand, after suffering through its umpteenth explosion and lame line of dialogue, you'll be left pondering why Hollywood can't ever let a good thing rest.

SEAN WOODS

(Posted: Oct 5, 2006)

Review 1 of 6

mrlukie writes:

1of 4 Stars


As a casual fan of the first two, I approached this with little prejudice against Brett Ratner (who's name I didn't even know anyway). I expected to enjoy the continuation of these charachters who'd succeeded in entertaining me twice before.
I was quite shocked when, about 10 minutes in, I realised how fundamentally boring this film is. Any form of tension, dramatism or sincerity previously imbued in the franchise by Bryan "Superman seemed more interesting at the time" Singer had been dissolved in favour of tepid direction, mediocre acting and far, far too many explosions.
I was so uninterested after sitting through one hour, that I didn't even finish it, and I was on the edge of my seat watching X-men 2.
Not recommended for anyone with a brain.
And the fact that it earned more than the other two movies in the franchise? Proof that there are plenty of folks out there without one.
Boo.

Dec 12, 2007 20:43:14

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Review 2 of 6

arif writes:

3of 4 Stars


very nice

Feb 9, 2007 06:10:32

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Review 3 of 6

jayfra10 writes:

3of 4 Stars


What the HELL did yall watch!! This was pretty darn good movie. What were you hoping for from a comic-book based action movie...Schindler's List??

Nov 9, 2006 10:14:55

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Review 4 of 6

jeremama writes:

1of 4 Stars


You know, if these people had any idea how to keep to the source material they might actually be able to make something worth watching. But, no lets make a bunch of stuff go boom so everyone will ignore the fact we raped one of the best stories in comics history

Nov 8, 2006 06:53:40

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Review 5 of 6

vijperke writes:

4of 4 Stars


is een goede fims om te zien


met vrindelijke groetten van.

Van der Wildt

Oct 21, 2006 13:13:13

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Review 6 of 6

rabin writes:

4of 4 Stars


the movie is very nice it rock...

Oct 11, 2006 06:00:26

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