This probably is the worst written superhero film to date.
Four writers are credited for this mess implying there were several rewrites
and they still didn’t get it right. The divergent subplots did not coalesce.
The overall plot is simple, world domination (it took four guys to figure this
out!). Getting there was overly complicated. The disappointment is this film
follows the last film” X Men First Class” which was a critical and financial
success.
The cast is voluminous, with major and minor characters. The
stalwarts are:
James McEvoy as professor Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbinder as Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence as Mystic
Nicholas Hoult as Beast
Having so many characters strains the cohesiveness of the film
and sometimes is a distraction. Utilizing these characters was a challenge the
director and writers failed. Some performances are brief and lacked impact. Remembering
their names and powers is challenging for anyone over 60. Please refer to
Wikipedia.
Jennifer Lawrence is out of costume and looked especially
fetching with blond tendrils falling on her shoulder. But when duty calls she releases
her inner Smurf and transforms into Mystic blue and nude. Wolverine makes a
cameo appearance. He is a human Cuisinart shredding soldiers with his talons.
McEvoy and Fassbinder rekindle their love hate relationship. As the bad boy
Fassbinder does little talking but much damage. McEvoy reprises his savoir of
mankind role. There acting was a snooze,
The villain En Sabah Nur, the “First Mutant” (I thought that
was Keith Richards?), is played by Oscar Isaac. With makeup and prosthesis, he
is nearly unrecognizable, which for the sake of his career is a good thing. His
star trajectory is on the rise (Star Wars, Ex Machina) so this role hopefully will
just be a bump in his career
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For the most part the film was dower. Repartee was serious
and not light hearted. This movie is
another downward spiral for the superhero genera. What hold the presses, to
date the movie has made $402m (production cost $178m). Forget what I said!
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