Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) by Nik M — 22 Apr 2017

A film that has a troubled start and an uneven middle eventually gets somewhat redeemed by its appealing climax. Its troubles start with placing a priority over updating its audiences on where the characters are rather than picking up on pre-established themes that could have helped clean up the mess.

The villain is reminiscent of a forgettable Marvel villain, but with slightly better dialogue. Its exciting action comes with the problem of introducing new characters that are often cliche but are performed rather well.

The casting is good and the tone is just barely identifiable but the overall structure of the story takes a hit. Still, it isn't a bad movie, just not a very good one either.