Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
James McAvoy | ... | Professor Charles Xavier | |
Michael Fassbender | ... | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | |
Jennifer Lawrence | ... | Raven / Mystique | |
Nicholas Hoult | ... | Hank McCoy / Beast | |
Oscar Isaac | ... | En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse | |
Rose Byrne | ... | Moira Mactaggert | |
Evan Peters | ... | Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver | |
Josh Helman | ... | Col. William Stryker | |
Sophie Turner | ... | Jean Grey | |
Tye Sheridan | ... | Scott Summers / Cyclops | |
Lucas Till | ... | Alex Summers / Havok | |
Kodi Smit-McPhee | ... | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | |
Ben Hardy | ... | Angel | |
Alexandra Shipp | ... | Ororo Munroe / Storm | |
Lana Condor | ... | Jubilee |
Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. Written by 20th Century Fox
The first X-Men trilogy was weirdly obsessed with Wolverine, and by extension Rouge. I never understood why... This new trilogy is obsessed with Mystique just because America's sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence is portraying her. I don't mind it, but Mystique is no hero, she is a devious villain! And Beast should be well a Beast, but a handsome Nicholas Hoult is better to look at I presume. Storm is not a villain, she is a beloved X-Men character that has never been done justice. These are things that enrage fans over and over again.
It is not about being a purist, but about honoring the original. In an age where superheros are invading our cinemas, one could do worse if one watches a film about hope and freedom, about homophobia, racism, bigotry, immigration and all sort of other social issues. And somehow none of the X-men films so far have successfully brought these themes to the screen.
This film suffers from having to focus on thousands of characters and locations. Some characters like Mystique and Magneto are given substantial screen time, while others such as Psylocke are given only a few scenes. The film also tries to fit into the overall X-Men continuity, while trying to stand up on its own.
A great film for a pop-corn viewing with your friends, but a sub-par X-Men film in general... It is sad that the most substantial superheroes of our age, that really have something to say about the world we live in, are treated as badly as this...
Mutant and proud? Unfortunately there is nothing to be proud of except the money the film is about to make.