Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) by Matt B — 25 Apr 2017

Great addition to the X-Men franchise but also disappointing, X-Men apocalypse fails to live up to it's predacessor which is distracting to fans like myselfâ< making it tough to completely buy into the epic showdown with the antagonist.

Serving as one of the three X-Men films to gain mixed reviews, this wasn'tâ< the worse film of the franchise as it to me was personally better than X-Men origins wolverine and X-Men last stand. However it is a shame to have such a strong film "Days of future past" followed up by a film that was inferior, to which is a direct sequel. Now there is alot to like about X.A. Spectacular action, great villan and great story. The problem here was execution in part by actors, direction and over all flow of the movie. I felt like key elements were missing, which would have made the film memorable. Unfortunately this is an X-MEN film that is forgettable in nature and was missing the realistic value. The scenes seemed rushed (lacked attention to detail like an artist who forgotten to do touch ups) and it was trying to do something different, which didn't work, like making it an epic showdown rather than staying realistic with a political formula. This was a huge mistake/let down because part of the reason why the stronger X-Men films worked included the human element and a believable to problem audience members could connect to without having to let go of disbeliefs. X-Men is truly at its best when it's mutants vs. humanity because it becomes more than just a comic book adaptation box-office film. This film lacked the human impact on the plot and it lead to a clunky final battle that seemed messy and saturated. It just played like a big load explosion filled fight with a bunch of cgi effects. Eye candy usually felt less important than a gripping suspenful climax in which choice acted as the resolution effecting the lives of the mutants and humans rather than using their mutant powers to destroy an enemy. The stronger X-Men films left the viewer with something to think about and gave the films abiguity in a way which always proves to be an effective formula because it makes you want to rewatch the movie. Especially in films about social issues of equality and society acceptance. Aside from it not working qite as well as I thought it would, it just looked odd, the battle scene just didn't fit when I already have a predetermined expectation of X-Mens classic theme. Also the casting of the younger versions of characters was also another weak point especially for Jean Grey and Nightcrawlers characters. Aside from the odd deture from my X-Men expectations, It still was entertaining to say the least. I recommend this film but for hardcore X-Men fans you may find yourself feeling that same disappointment when referring back to the other two weaker films. The only difference is with X.A. it's nothingâ< terrible it's just alittle disappointing because of the irritated feeling that something is missing and you just cant qite point out what exactly it is this needed to live up to it's predacessor.