X-Men: Days of Future Past
Long story short, the latest “X-Men” movie takes place in the future as a group of mutants are striving to live as they are constantly being hunted by Sentinels, killer robots created by Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage). Future Charles “Professor X” Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Erik “Magneto” Lehnsherr (Ian McKellen) conspire to save their race by sending Logan “Wolverine” (Hugh Jackman) back to 1973 to prevent Raven “Mystique” (Jennifer Lawrence) from murdering Bolivar, thus proving his theory that mutants are dangerous and sanctioning the creation of Sentinels.
Unfortunately for Wolverine in 1973, Professor X was no longer using his powers, Magneto was imprisoned, and Mystique was gone. A couple fight scenes and zingers later the audience can’t remember the difference between this film and the other six “X-Men” films since 2000.
The best and worst parts about the film were the favorable starts to new supporting characters but the depressingly little follow up. Examples: Quicksilver (Evan Peters) is—the wittiest and funnest mutant in the movie—capable of moving and thinking at superhuman speeds, a perfect recruit for Wolverine in his quest as he had met and worked with Quicksilver in the future. But then it is ruined with his awfully hasty exit.
Bishop (Omar Sy) is introduced in the very beginning with the ability to absorb and release all forms of energy and then almost killed off. Yes, his part was that short.
Bolivar Trask (and Trask Industries) has been subliminally mentioned for two X-Men/Superhero films now and he finally has his break out, however, when finally found by Mystique, there is no dramatic confrontation or really much of anything.
However, director Bryan Singer, knows his audience well enough to lighten it up, give us a witty script, yet shade in the necessary parts with fighting and anguish for us to have an alright-time.
And of course setting us all up for the next sequel—or prequel—with the mid-credit scene.
6 stars out of 10.
