Superhero redundancy continues with the third addition to
the latest X-Men incarnation. While not
as thrilling or as skillfully crafted as Days of Future Past, I was entertained
seeing Professor Xavier, Magneto and Mystique join forces with the younger
versions of Cyclops and Jane Grey to battle the most powerful mutant they have
ever faced. Sophie Turner is a wonderful
choice for Jane and I’m hoping we get to see more of her and her younger
counterparts later on. (Maybe they’ll
give us a proper Dark Phoenix film, here’s hoping.) The entire film is just fun and I have to say
it’s the most satisfying superhero entry this year (sorry Marvel, but it
is.) That’s not to say it doesn’t have
its bad moments but it’s a solid summer blockbuster. Grade: A-
Spoiler:
I don’t know if this is a spoiler but I decided I’d devote
a bit of my rage on the costume designer (monster suit creator) for this
film. Apocalypse might be one of the
dumbest looking villains I’ve seen in a big A-quality film. There’s even a meme out there comparing him
to Ivan Ooze from the Mutant Morphing Power Rangers film. That’s bad.
What’s worse is Oscar Isaac is awesome as Apocalypse. His voice and his eyes are so intense and
foreboding it’s no wonder they cast him.
But the best they could do was to paint him purple and put him in a big
suit. I get it, he’s not a big actor,
but there’s no reason Apocalypse had to be big.
It doesn’t ruin the movie but it is hard to take seriously sometimes.
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