X-Men 3: The Last Stand Movie Reviews

James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Friday, May 26, 2006

The reviews are rolling in for “X-Men 3: The Last Stand.” It sounds very much as if fans of the first two movies will want to go see it and others will want to stay home.

Egotastic’s Phil reports,

The action was great, but there was still a lot of the character development, and pacing that made the first two movies what they were. Story-wise, this movie takes a lot of chances, and they pay off, big time. Sure, there were a few cheesey lines, but they were few and far between, and the best characters are still the best characters.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was as good as ever, Ian McKellen once again kicks ass as Magneto, and no one can replace Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier. Even Halle Berry as Storm finally got her moment to shine, though the lameness of the character was hard to overcome, so it’s not really her fault, though, she could have tried to bring a little more life to it. New characters like Kitty Pryde played by Ellen Page, Juggernaut played by Vinnie Jones, and, of course, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Hank McCoy (aka Beast) were great additions that added new life to the series. There were also a ton of secondary mutant characters that were pretty cool too.

I’m not going to spoil any plot points for you, but I will say this: Stay till the end. Stay past the end. After the credits there’s an extra scene that you don’t want to miss. Trust me.

Gary Farber has an impressive collection of the early reviews from the trades.

CPG has a collection of premier party photos featuring the cleavage of Halle Berry and Rebecca Romijn. Here’s a more tame shot with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellar . . . and Halle Berry’s cleavage.

X-Men 3 Premier Photos Halle Berry Ian McKellar Patrick Stewart

And here’s a version of the movie poster.

X-Men 3: The Last Stand Movie Reviews

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