Rating: 4.8/5
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, James McAvoy
Firstly, spoilers!
Bryan Singer, one of the most important elements in the X-Men series, has directed the grand conclusion to the series, having been a part of the franchise since it began in 2000. Missing out on direction of last stand and first class due to prior commitments, the director was restrained as producer and co screenwriter while Matthew Vaughnn took over the directorial duties for X-Men: First class.
X-Men: DOFP has a great, sensible storyline where Kitty (Ellen Page) uses her powers to send back the conscience of many fellow mutants to a few days or weeks back in order to save themselves from the robots which have taken over and are hunting down mutants and killing them. As the last of the X-Men remain, they meet up at a temple and as they do, director Bryan Singer has made sure he captures the devastating ruins of cities now and then. Fight sequences are really very good, Singer has used each mutant cleverly and combined them together to try to defeat the robots, which unfortunately they are unable to twice, as the robots have the power to adapt any mutant powers on coming in contact with it due to Mystique's DNA and tissues being present.
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) along with Storm (Halle Berry) , Prof. X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) meet up with the remaining gang where Kitty uses her powers to send Wolverine's conscience back in time to stop Mystique from killing Dr.Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage); indirectly preventing Mystique's capturing and making herself useful to the powerful bots. He's sent as he's the only candidate fit to be sent due to his immediate self healing power.
It’s fun to see the Wolverine back in time, where he is 'Classic Wolverine' having the bone claws. James McAvoy as Charles Xavier is brilliant; the attitude he has portrayed is convincing and the scene where he seeks himself for advice via Wolverine's thoughts is just amazing, seeing him and Patrick Stewart share screen space. Dialogues have been given utmost importance and it is seen in some crucial scenes such as the one I mentioned right now, where a young broken Charles confronts Prof. X of the future and their age and maturity is seen by the way they speak to each other, the younger with lost hope and self confidence while the elder full of hope restoring it. Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine flawlessly, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique too has done a splendid job.
Cinematography is noteworthy and the effects are plain brilliant; scenes where Peter/Quicksilver (Evan Peters) saves Erik, Charles and Logan from being shot while they try to get Eric out of the prison is one of my favorites, the whole slow motion effect is breathtaking as well as funny.Even the point where Magneto advances towards the White House with a baseball park in the air is amazing.
Humor in the film is good and appreciated by the audience mostly in the form of one liners. It’s a battle where Magneto’s adamant young and villainous past betrays his old, good self; where one dies saving Charles while the other betrays trust again and nearly kills Charles. In the end all is well, everyone’s saved, the school is working, the beast lives in the future, the Storm is calm and teaching, Scott (one of my favorite characters) and Jean are alive. It's like Inception, if you don’t watch it closely you might confuse yourself.
Overall a great film, one of the best ending this series could get, all ends well.
Do not miss this one, it’s one where deaths are seen but you are left feeling relieved on seeing the dead come back, be it Scott or Storm. The series has come to an end and Bryan Singer couldn’t end it in any better way. Great storyline (reasoning to few questions, change in story but come’s back to it without affecting it), cinematography, 3D effects and casting. Can’t ask for more, a few minor errors here and there.
Worth every penny you spend.
-U.Pinto
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, James McAvoy
Firstly, spoilers!
Bryan Singer, one of the most important elements in the X-Men series, has directed the grand conclusion to the series, having been a part of the franchise since it began in 2000. Missing out on direction of last stand and first class due to prior commitments, the director was restrained as producer and co screenwriter while Matthew Vaughnn took over the directorial duties for X-Men: First class.
X-Men: DOFP has a great, sensible storyline where Kitty (Ellen Page) uses her powers to send back the conscience of many fellow mutants to a few days or weeks back in order to save themselves from the robots which have taken over and are hunting down mutants and killing them. As the last of the X-Men remain, they meet up at a temple and as they do, director Bryan Singer has made sure he captures the devastating ruins of cities now and then. Fight sequences are really very good, Singer has used each mutant cleverly and combined them together to try to defeat the robots, which unfortunately they are unable to twice, as the robots have the power to adapt any mutant powers on coming in contact with it due to Mystique's DNA and tissues being present.
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) along with Storm (Halle Berry) , Prof. X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) meet up with the remaining gang where Kitty uses her powers to send Wolverine's conscience back in time to stop Mystique from killing Dr.Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage); indirectly preventing Mystique's capturing and making herself useful to the powerful bots. He's sent as he's the only candidate fit to be sent due to his immediate self healing power.
It’s fun to see the Wolverine back in time, where he is 'Classic Wolverine' having the bone claws. James McAvoy as Charles Xavier is brilliant; the attitude he has portrayed is convincing and the scene where he seeks himself for advice via Wolverine's thoughts is just amazing, seeing him and Patrick Stewart share screen space. Dialogues have been given utmost importance and it is seen in some crucial scenes such as the one I mentioned right now, where a young broken Charles confronts Prof. X of the future and their age and maturity is seen by the way they speak to each other, the younger with lost hope and self confidence while the elder full of hope restoring it. Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine flawlessly, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique too has done a splendid job.
Cinematography is noteworthy and the effects are plain brilliant; scenes where Peter/Quicksilver (Evan Peters) saves Erik, Charles and Logan from being shot while they try to get Eric out of the prison is one of my favorites, the whole slow motion effect is breathtaking as well as funny.Even the point where Magneto advances towards the White House with a baseball park in the air is amazing.
Humor in the film is good and appreciated by the audience mostly in the form of one liners. It’s a battle where Magneto’s adamant young and villainous past betrays his old, good self; where one dies saving Charles while the other betrays trust again and nearly kills Charles. In the end all is well, everyone’s saved, the school is working, the beast lives in the future, the Storm is calm and teaching, Scott (one of my favorite characters) and Jean are alive. It's like Inception, if you don’t watch it closely you might confuse yourself.
Overall a great film, one of the best ending this series could get, all ends well.
Do not miss this one, it’s one where deaths are seen but you are left feeling relieved on seeing the dead come back, be it Scott or Storm. The series has come to an end and Bryan Singer couldn’t end it in any better way. Great storyline (reasoning to few questions, change in story but come’s back to it without affecting it), cinematography, 3D effects and casting. Can’t ask for more, a few minor errors here and there.
Worth every penny you spend.
-U.Pinto