X2: X-Men United

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 2, 2003

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clem666Jan 22, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have rarely witnessed such a disappointing film. X2: X-Men United suffers from exactly the same flaws as the first opus but is actually worst. The first part is attractive, highlights each character and develops interesting underlying plots that bring the protagonists closer together. Fortunately, the film manages to mix a special interest in this stalker Wolverine, but also leaves more room for other interesting protagonists like Magneto. Nevertheless, Wolverines is still the big star of this X-Men film (and not a 'Wolverine/Logan' film). However, the entire second part of the film sees the script and the rhythm collapse, as if the expectations of the directors and scriptwriters were too high for this feature film that already lasts more than two full hours!

During this famous second part, all the parallel stories end up coming together to form a vile soup of pretentiousness, easy and effortless lines, and fights that are either useless or with far too predictable outcomes. The suspense rises crescendo but is absolutely useless because anyone can predict the end of a similar Marvel movie, without even knowing its universe. The last forty minutes of 'X2: X-Men United' are really painful to experience and witness. Everything becomes laughable, predictable and circular. We have the impression that the film lacks the time to tackle the subjects it would like to but paradoxically seems to last for hours and hours.

The film is sprinkled with (very) original ideas but sadly ends up falling apart. The idea of making a character die: great, but thanks to the end scene, it's a no! The movie already starts by featuring characters who had been left in a very bad state at the end of the first opus... But if you can't manage to get rid of some stupid mascots, nothing makes sense anymore! Some of the jokes are funny, but most of them are really corny and too much in the course of the story. The whole romance love triangle between Wolverine, Jean Grey and Cyclop is horrible, useless and bland. It brings no depth to the film, only the opposite.

Some of the protagonists do not fare very well in their staging: Cyclop, Bobby, Pyro, Lady Deathstrike and Mystique are unfortunately part of it. Speaking of Mystique, we can warmly thank her because she quickly becomes the only person able to move the script forward thanks to her immeasurable power. Nightcrawler however remains the greatest positive surprise of the movie.

Some of the special effects are very nazy, especially those related to Pyro. Let's say that I forgive them in view of the year of release of the film (2003).… Expand

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VoiceOfAmericaSep 28, 2021

Everyone is such a pervert in this film. I hate it so much and I will hate it for as long as I can.

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JerkGuyOct 1, 2007

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