Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 222
Fresh: 195 | Rotten: 27
Tightly scripted, solidly acted, and impressively ambitious, X2: X-Men United is bigger and better than its predecessor -- and a benchmark for comic sequels in general.
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 7
Tightly scripted, solidly acted, and impressively ambitious, X2: X-Men United is bigger and better than its predecessor -- and a benchmark for comic sequels in general.
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When a failed assassination attempt occurs on the President's (Cotter Smith) life by the teleporting mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), it's Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his School for Gifted Youngsters who are targeted for the crime. While Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) and Storm (Halle Berry) try and locate the assassin, Cyclops (James Marsden) and Xavier (also known as 'Professor X') seek answers from their old foe Magneto (Ian McKellan) in his glass cell...Little do they know they're
PG-13, 2 hr. 15 min.
May 2, 2003 Wide
Nov 25, 2003
$214.8M
20th Century Fox
All Critics (224) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (200) | Rotten (27) | DVD (51)
Bigger and more ambitious in every respect, from its action and visceral qualities to its themes.
Very smart, if way too long.
Suffice to say that I was steadily engrossed and entertained and ultimately moved by a drama that is, in the end, more human than mutant.
The best new addition to the corp is Alan Cumming's Nightcrawler. His pointy ears, yellow eyes, and blue skin make him the most creepily beautiful presence in the pageant.
A summer firecracker.
... X2 has everything you'd want in a comic book adaptation ...
Bigger and badder than #1, but still a blast.
'X' hits the spot.
This has set the standard very high for this Summer and it will be interesting to see what, if any films, can match its calibre.
For this brief shining moment, the "X-Men" universe held perfect pitch, and funny book movies had a new standard of execution to live up to.
A truly superior sequel to the original...
The higher aspirations sometimes weigh the action down, creating a story that is interesting but not always engaging, lacking the exuberance that could have made it truly exciting.
It takes a true cinema talent to turn the daunting and rather unwieldy 40 years of material into a coherent yet complex, smart yet incredibly fun entertainment that satisfies both the fanboys and newbie moviegoers alike.
Singer and his screenwriters know the value of a surprise and they deliver their share without dipping into the absurd. The result is a movie that surpasses expectations, a superhero flick that can rightfully take its place alongside the best.
Bryan Singer ... makes sure the animating theme of this series -- the freedom to be different in the face of intolerant authority -- doesn't get lost in the din of battle.
Possibly one of the best superhero franchises in history, X2 is thoroughly engaging, well acted and well plotted. Bryan Singer is a master of the genre.
The emotional spectrum has widened, too, encompassing buoyant mirth and heroic tragedy.
Les mutants reviennent sur nos écrans en très grande forme
A bigger and better sequel to the 2000 original.
During shooting, Singer constantly referred to The Empire Strikes Back as his template -- and, by jove, he's made a movie that's worthy of the comparison.
Like the first film, this one once again failed me to draw me into the world of the X-Men.
As a big screen comic book, X2 is the most rewarding I have yet seen.
X2 is not only the best comic book sequel i've ever seen. But the best comic book movie i've ever seen. In ways similar to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight and Ang Lee's Hulk, Bryan Singer's X-Men United is a film about ideas. It's got a political and social subtext and studies it's characters as an art house
April 6, 2012
Super Reviewer
X-men have a new enemy. They use their extraordinary powers to defeat their enemy who experiments on mutants.
August 4, 2007
Super Reviewer
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