The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
You can’t help but wish that the same level of resources that went into the film’s special effects had been devoted to the storytelling too.
The best X-Men film since the second one, this sequel/prequel/reboot trashes the ’70s with élan. Some of the massive cast struggle to register (there’s only a brief Storm), but what’s here is all good. We want X-Men: Apocalypse, now.
For all its ambitious plotting, this X-Men is really an effective merger of the franchise's two separate incarnations, resolving one and continuing the other on its way towards the next summer blockbuster in 2016 – assuming there's still an appetite for it.
With style, heart and thrills, Singer has nailed the most ambitious X-flick yet. Popcorn pizzazz combines with X2’s emotional sweep and something extra: a platform for the X-Men’s screen survival.
With the principal players all on top form, some arresting set pieces and a nice mix of humour and drama, Days of Future Past does more than enough to overcome its imperfections and keep fans satisfied.
X-Files, Xbox and X-Men - this brave new world suffers from a surfeit of X’s. For those of you who think that X indicates buried treasure this latest instalment is probably best avoided.
It was a dizzying but enjoyable ride.
It is fun, shiny and optimistic, just as good Pop art should be.
A giddy rush of superhero thrills, spills and epic set-pieces.
Like Singer’s previous X-Men efforts, the action has a fluid beauty and is lucidly staged.
The good news about the new film is that it once again provides the series with a much-needed shot in the arm, even if the colliding universes plot takes some explaining and risks alienating casual viewers.
The latest in the series in no way lets down the six that came before, and sets a pretty high bar for the many doubtless yet to come.
It’s fast-paced, there are some strong set-pieces and the cast is good, especially McAvoy as an embittered young Xavier bereft of his powers.
While returning director Bryan Singer still has his eye on the outcast, there's a hint of the production line in this roadshow extravaganza, which struggles to give each of its stars their moment in the spotlight.
After seven films the parable of self-acceptance is surely well and truly explored. Is it possible that the X-Men could move on to other ideas, rather than plucking obsessively on this one string?
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