Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) by Alex Z — 07 Oct 2016

Big step down from First Class and Days of Futures Past. Feels unfocused. The first two had razor sharp precision... this one felt muddled.

This review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) was written by Alex Z on 07 Oct 2016.

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