Review of X2 (2003) by Barneyonmt — 25 Nov 2016
WHAT I LIKED: Now I really enjoyed the first X-Men, and I didn't for a moment expect that they'd top it with X2... but boy did they; with Bryan Singer bringing everything a sequel should have and setting a bit of a comic-book gold standard along the way. For a start it's an even more intellegent and ambitious movie than it's predecessor as it deals with some interesting ideas through it's tighter script and direction. It's also a much more in-depth character study and has a great plot to match; resulting in levels of involvement far beyond most. All in all then, this is definitely one of the best films in the series, if not one of the best films of the genre.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The aesthetics still don't match it's intellegence thanks to terribly gimicky world-building and special effects.
VERDICT: What an enjoyable and unusually emotionally-intellegent movie. X2 ticks all the boxes and seals the deal for the comic book movie. I love it.
This review of X2 (2003) was written by Barneyonmt on 25 Nov 2016.
X2 has generally received very positive reviews.
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