X-Men: The Last Stand: Movie, DVD, Blu-ray disc Review (2006)

9/06/2007 Posted by Admin

The last?

(Originally published 2006)

Well, hopefully not the last stand, though this popular franchise is starting to show some wear.
Leading the good mutants is Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), owner of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, a man who believes in a world in which humans and mutants should coexist in harmony and thrive as one.

But what is Xavier to do when it's announced that there now is a cure for the mutant gene he and others possess, and that it if employed, it will wipe out their very existence?

For Xavier and his posse, which includes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Rogue (Anna Paquin), and Storm (Halle Berry), the only response is to fight back.

Ian McKellan returns as Magneto, with two new characters introduced to the mix--Kelsey Grammer in a fine turn as the rather hirsute Dr. Henry McCoy and Ben Foster as the bewinged Warren Worthington III. The film’s action scenes are every bit as tight and as ingenious as you expect, though there is a caveat--the series' familiarity is starting to weaken its core.

Grade: B-

(Also available on Blu-ray disc)