X-Men: The Last Stand
(2006)
Directed by Brett
Ratner this film features Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen,
Fakme Janssen and Patrick Stewart. The surprising return of Jean Grey
who died in the previous film and the discovery of a “cure” for
mutants cause new problems for the X-men.
While this film
continues in a similar vein to the previous instalments using the
mutants as minority metaphor is weakened when our heroes use the cure
to defeat Magneto as this pretty much under cuts the whole moral
point of the story. It also does not help that nearly all character
moments are sidelined, stuff like Cyclops getting killed off barely
registered and Rogue who was central to the previous films is
relegated to a bit part here. Most of the effects are well done and
there is at least one great moment where Professor X and the Pheonix
face off but otherwise this is largely spectacle over substance.
2/5
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