X-Men 2 (X2) | Movie Review

X-Men 2 is the sequel to Marvel's first major success: X-Men. Say what you will about Blade but X-Men really did blow everyone away. X-Men 2 is a continuation and introduces new mutants like Nightcrawler and also furthers characters like Mystique and Magneto.

This is one of my favourite Marvel films. While their aren't very many negatives I have with the film, I will get them out of the way now. It does feel a bit dated but in terms of superhero movies that are dated, it does hold up really well in comparison *cough* Spider-Man *cough*. Their are some scenes that are kind of 'why did that need to happen' moments but I still stuck with the film.

The action was splendid, the opening scene was a real treat and was homaged in DOFP for those of you who notice it. This film really does give further depth to Wolverine's character and shows what he does when he is presented with situations that are not an easy fix. This movie also gives an insight on whether Magneto is really the 'villain' or not. Bryan Singer should not have left X-Men 3 to do Superman Returns, but alas.

X-Men 2 is a terrific superhero film and holds up for the most part

I'm going to give X-Men 2 

A

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