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Jun 14, 2018isaachar rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
X-men Movies have the odd distinction of only coming in two categories: 'Enjoyably Good' and 'Just Bad'. This is one of the 'Just bad' ones. Where it does a good job is following the comic origins of some of the characters, with understandable twists. Storm, Cyclops, and Apocalypse's origin stories are fairly true to the comics, with a few necessary character stand ins. Where it falls apart is the writing, the overall plot, the character imbalances and the overall 'reboot' or 'origin story' for the main X-Men cast. The villain doesn't seem to 'need' most of the henchmen he gathers and the overall conflict feels forced. The only story-line with interest is that of Erik/Magneto hiding out with his family in cold war Poland. That story would have made an interesting full movie on its own, yet it's cruelly cut short by getting rid of the family in order to force him into the main plot. Not cruel in a heartfelt cinematic way, but merely a sudden cut to converge stories. The whole movie felt 'forced' and 'made for the sake of making rather than telling a story'.