Review of Dark Phoenix (2019) by Joecool — 06 Jun 2019
How Xavier was portrayed in the first 45 minutes of the movie must upset quite a few fans. Didn't we see this boring stuff somewhere before? Only in the last half hour or so do things start to pick up. The heroes get to shine but that doesn't excuse the rest of the movie which is too slow and frankly quite boring.
The CGI is good and I can see no fault in the acting, even if I must admit to missing Halle Berry as Storm. The film just feels underwhelming as a whole. I can't recommend it. It may be the blandest entry in the whole series. So not what I had hoped for, but here it is.
I just watched The Last Stand again and it was definitely better than this, a lot better actually. I'm changing my rating to a 4. If last stand is a 6 then Dark Phoenix really isn't worth a 5, so disappointing.
This review of Dark Phoenix (2019) was written by Joecool on 06 Jun 2019.
Dark Phoenix has generally received positive reviews.
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