This movie's biggest problem was the script. Considering that it follows up DOFP (that managed to have an amazing script even with a complicated plot), it becomes obvious how this wasn't as good. All we got was cliché after cliché.
The first half is better than the second. From the opening sequence they were able to set up the mood pretty well. Unfortunately, they wasted Oscar Isaac, who we know can deliver brilliant acting. Apocalypse is a laughable character, we don't fully get what his purpose is (it keeps shifting?) and, really, the only reason he got his four horsemen was because of the terrible individual pain they are going through.
James McAvoy and Sophie Turner did a terrific job though. Their acting was spot on and Professor and Jean managed to be the best characters in this movie. Jennifer Lawrence was unable to sell us Mystique's love for Magneto (or Mystique at all, for that matter). Whatever feelings they have for each other--and that actually seemed platonic--are ineffective at making us care for them. We still suffer more with Charles and Erik's turbulent relationship.
Rose Byrne (as Moira MacTaggert), Nicholas Hoult (as Beast) and Tye Sheridan (as Cyclops) were fine. Lucas Till (Havok) had a smaller part but played it great. Alexandra Shipp (Storm) couldn't do much with the horrendous script. Olivia Munn's Psylocke wasn't bad at all, just subtle. Ben Hardy's Angel felt disposable, like Lana Condor's Jubilee, what is terribly sad. Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (QuickSilver) are great comic relief.
It does have an exciting ending. I believe it sets the future movie well--which I expect to be their best one of so far. They just need to stay away from trying to make every line the most important one and also not combine all of them with a close-up.
UPDATE: Forgot to say that, even though it is a beautiful movie, its CGI isn't the best and the 3D is absolutely unnecessary.
Review by -ABlockedParent2016-05-19T03:27:08Z
This movie's biggest problem was the script. Considering that it follows up DOFP (that managed to have an amazing script even with a complicated plot), it becomes obvious how this wasn't as good. All we got was cliché after cliché.
The first half is better than the second. From the opening sequence they were able to set up the mood pretty well. Unfortunately, they wasted Oscar Isaac, who we know can deliver brilliant acting. Apocalypse is a laughable character, we don't fully get what his purpose is (it keeps shifting?) and, really, the only reason he got his four horsemen was because of the terrible individual pain they are going through.
James McAvoy and Sophie Turner did a terrific job though. Their acting was spot on and Professor and Jean managed to be the best characters in this movie. Jennifer Lawrence was unable to sell us Mystique's love for Magneto (or Mystique at all, for that matter). Whatever feelings they have for each other--and that actually seemed platonic--are ineffective at making us care for them. We still suffer more with Charles and Erik's turbulent relationship.
Rose Byrne (as Moira MacTaggert), Nicholas Hoult (as Beast) and Tye Sheridan (as Cyclops) were fine. Lucas Till (Havok) had a smaller part but played it great. Alexandra Shipp (Storm) couldn't do much with the horrendous script. Olivia Munn's Psylocke wasn't bad at all, just subtle. Ben Hardy's Angel felt disposable, like Lana Condor's Jubilee, what is terribly sad.
Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (QuickSilver) are great comic relief.
It does have an exciting ending. I believe it sets the future movie well--which I expect to be their best one of so far. They just need to stay away from trying to make every line the most important one and also not combine all of them with a close-up.
UPDATE: Forgot to say that, even though it is a beautiful movie, its CGI isn't the best and the 3D is absolutely unnecessary.