Quentintarantado Review of X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

If you ignore the previous movies and the comics, it's disposable.

[4/10 · 5 April 2008]

Take the two other movies out of the equation. Take the comic book out of one's mind. Let the movie stand on its own. In its brief running time, at least two major characters die, Cyclops (and someone mentions briefly he died, as if as an afterthought they ought to say something about the fact before filming ended) and Prof. Xavier dies (here, at least they do dwell on the consequences and the emotional repercussions). A major war between mutants happen. Wouldn't at least one of these events be enough material for one movie? They are all so lightly treated like, say, one of the X-men lost a puppy. Then we have to move on because the director is contracted to bring it in under two hours. Then in the end it's hinted that a character who's dead isn't really dead. So, you tried to turn on our waterworks for nothing? For these reasons alone, I'd rate the movie a 5. For being mediocre. Okay, now bring in the earlier movies. Among the best comic book movies ever made. Stands pretty high too, even if they weren't comic books. Bring in the COMICS, how dare they reduce Dark Phoenix into a henchwoman? She's a glorified extra! The movie is demoted to a 1.