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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
In trying to think of negatives for the movie, I cannot come up with much. I can nit-pick the way they've changed some of the things from the comics (such as the Dark Phoenix origin, the nature of Leech, combining Callisto and Caliban, the ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Movies for Guys
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
A thrilling third chapter that delves deeper thematically while expanding the universe of franchise characters. Thus far, it's simply the most X-citing film of 2006. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
In the third installment of the superhero series, new X-Men director Brett Ratner doesn't flinch from wildly altering the landscape. He leaves things, quite literally, lying in rubble. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Arizona Republic
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)
X-Men: The Last Stand is punctuated with wows, the most awesome -- the sort that makes you elbow your seatmate and breathlessly say 'ain't that cool' -- coming in its mutant smackdown finale. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mediasearch, Australia Mediasearch, Australia
The film is definitely worth seeing on the big screen rather than settling for a later release DVD. The action packed storyline and magnificent special effects almost demand a big screen viewing. X-Men fans will not be disappointed and neither will the ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Mediasearch, Australia
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
There are many people who will read this review who will think it's biased beyond belief. Those people would be wrong. I am an fan of the X-Men as a franchise in all it's forms from the comics to the various animated incarnations and so forth and so on ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for IOFilmIOFilm
The X-men are in a state of shock following the death of Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). Cyclops (James Marsden) can hear her calling to him and is lured to the spot of her death. A flashback shows a visit some 20 years previous by Charles and Eric (Stewart ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at IOFilm
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Paul Greenwood)Future Movies (Paul Greenwood)
The rollercoaster summer season hits the up-slope again (seriously Tom and Audrey, was that supposed to be entertainment?) with this third, but maybe not final, installment of the comic book mutant saga. If you haven't seen the first two, forget about it. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Future Movies (Paul Greenwood)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
In the end, I have to admit, I liked The Last Stand. I liked the action, I liked that the movie had some guts and knocked off a few central characters, I liked the new mutants and I thought the last 20 minutes was thoroughly entertaining. Again, ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Other motifs exist in X-Men: The Last Stand, too, including one introduced in the third cue and reprised in the final suite; if you listen with enough intent, you can hear that Powell's usage of thematic ideas in the score is extremely ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
This is what summer movies are about. Top notch effects, great camera work, and interesting characters, although at times there were too many characters to devote much time to them all. This was my only complaint about this film.  But ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
The latest big thing in Hollywood is bring big comic books to the big screen. We had Spiderman comes to the big screen, The Punisher also later next month we will have a  new superman. Next one up to bat is a little film called X-Men ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
doesn't require its audience to be fans of the comic books or even to have seen previous installments...stands on its own as a solid piece of entertainment ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
"X-Men: The Last Stand" is a comic book movie that crams in a stunning number of characters while still managing to map out significant emotional underpinnings. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
... hums along at a brisk pace and should appeal to fans of the series. It manages to wrap up some stories while leaving others open for future films. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Mike Russell)Oregonian (Mike Russell)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
[A] thoroughly enjoyable mutant-palooza conclusion to the X-Men series. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
I don't think anyone's going to call The Last Stand poetic, but it passes quickly and -- when it counts -- delivers enough of the summer-movie goods. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
The X-Men are back. Well, that is, most of them are back. Noticably absent is Nightcrawler who played such a prominent role in X-2. I was very disappointed in this for Nightcrawler was one of my favorite characters, but I was happy to finally see Beast ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Originalen var med til at åbne sluserne for tegneseriefilmatiseringer; efterfølgeren satte helt nye standarder inden for genren. Det er ikke overraskende, at forventningerne til afslutningen på X-Men-trilogien trods instruktørskifte og trods ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at CinemaZone.dk
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
"They will force their cure upon us. There is only one question you must answer: Who will you stand with?" It was only three years ago that X2: X-Men United stormed movie complexes and wowed even the non-X fans such as myself. The imagination was ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
To someone who doesn't see themselves as ill, offer of a cure usually comes as quite insulting. In the world of X-Men: The Last Stand (X-Men 3), it is exactly this, the offer of a cure to mutancy that sends mutant vs. mutant, mutant vs. man, and man vs. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
This is the third installment of the X-Men series, continuing the storylines developed since the first X-Men and the show-stopping finale which culminated in the death of Jean Grey (Janssen,Hide and Seek)in X2. Jean Grey does make a comeback here, althoug ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for ChildCare Action Project: MOVIE ANALYSES FOR PARENTSChildCare Action Project: MOVIE ANALYSES FOR PARENTS
At her parent's house, Jean demonstrates mutant powers that promise to exceed even Magneto's powers. As a teen she lifts objects throughout the neighborhood such as cars and lawn mowers and even causes a garden hose stream to flow upward. This intro ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ChildCare Action Project: MOVIE ANALYSES FOR PARENTS
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
The discovery of a vaccine to 'cure' the mutants is at the heart of this comic book style third in the X-Men series complete with kapows, wallops, special effects and super power action. I liked the first two movies and was not at all disappointed by ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema 2000 (Jorge Pinto)Cinema 2000 (Jorge Pinto)
A good legacy of the first two and the first blockbuster of 06, his comic figures are more consistent that movies with human characters (I mean you, Mr. Tom Cruise). ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Cinema 2000 (Jorge Pinto)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
There's more drama, backstabbing, temper tantrums and shocks in The Last Stand than in a season of "Dynasty". So far, it's the best event movie of the year. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
My mutant power (and the boxoffice tingle of $199 Million in one week) tells me "The Last Stand" is anything but last. It's not even likely to be penultimate. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Una cinta veraniega indudablemente, que vale cada átomo mutante o no, del boleto pagado; una muestra de que el cine comercial puede ser entretenimiento puro con ocasionales pinceladas de humor negro y vida real. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for Empire MoviesEmpire Movies
Brett Ratner's X-Men 3 is the amalgamation of the first two superior X-Men films and bits and pieces of other storylines and characters from the Marvel Universal thrown together to create a substanceless action extravaganza. Don't be discouraged by my ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Empire Movies
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (James Hebert)San Diego Union-Tribune (James Hebert)
Like the first two films, this one crackles with action, delves smartly (but not smarmily) into social relevance, and salts in enough humor to make all the vaporizings and razor-izings feel a bit more festive. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (James Hebert)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Frankly, it's surprising that director Brett Ratner, best known for the Rush Hour movies... was the man at the helm. It turns out the skeptics were wrong. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
'The Last Stand' needs its new characters more than the previous two films did because it fails to develop the ones it has inherited. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
The final [i]X-Men[/i] film fails to live up to the expectations of its predecessors but remains a fun and surprising feature. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Since this is the first of the films not to be directed by Bryan Singer, I suppose the blame will be laid at new director Brett Ratner's feet. It remains to be seen however if X-men 's loss will be Superman's gain, as we await Singer's Superman Returns ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
It's gratifying to see the X-Men movies be about something rather than just trying to be mindless action thrill rides. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
I have other minor nitpicks as well -- several characters die or lose their powers rather uncermoniously or undeservedly, and, well (forgive me for not being less blunt) that just bugs. But it's mainly The Last Stand 's feeling of treading water that ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
And yet despite all that, X3 still does the job. As entertainment, it's quite serviceable, and though simplistic (and at times malnourished), the series' anti-bigotry message still holds more juice than anyone could normally expect from a ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
In the past, humans have tried to kill off all the mutants, now they're trying to "cure" them - by removing their genetic super-powers and making them just like us. Magneto (Ian McKellen) is not about to let that happen, no matter who gets in his ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Movie Chicks
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
P.S. You have to stay through the very end of the credits or you'll miss an actual plot point. Kind of a stupid place to put something that's actually sort of important, but whatever. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)
... fails to reach its lofty potential but it still serves as an entertaining diversion. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
When 20th Century Fox announced that Brett Ratner was taking over the directorial reins of X-Men: The Last Stand from Bryan Singer, the Marvel comics' fan base reacted as if the studio had just entrusted the franchise to the reincarnation of ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Reel.com
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
It's a good-enough movie -- not nearly as good as the first two cinematic installments in the X-Men saga, but good enough to get the job done. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Ratner has met with much skepticism from fans afraid that he would botch the franchise. He actually makes this an enjoyable summer blockbuster that generally lives up to the predecessors. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
For what it's worth, I'm certainly surprised that a movie I fully expected to suck, actually entertained me more than Mission Impossible III and The Da Vinci Code. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
When the mighty band who made X-Men: The Last Stand strode into Cannes recently to promote the third and avowed final chapter of the Marvel Comics franchise, Hugh Jackman fluttered the hearts of Logan/Wolverine groupies everywhere by mentioning a ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Entertainment Weekly
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
...is blessed with a whopper of a dichotomy that carries the film even in its most unremarkable moments. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
A lot happens in X-Men: The Last Stand. I cannot fault it for not advancing the storyline of the mutants and their fight for equal treatment. However, I would expect to feel something about the characters after leaving the theater after viewing the ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Here's your blaring headline in the Daily Bugle: 'X-MEN SQUASH SPIDER-MAN LIKE A BUG.' ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
[Ratner] sidesteps the film's inadequacies and keeps the story moving at an accelerated pace. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Singer's absence is felt but not fatal. By adding too much new blood Ratner loses some of the original DNA, but with its nifty set-pieces and a few nasty surprises, X3's still a worthy enough sequel to ensure it's no Last Stand. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
X-Men: The Last Stand has some real problems, which is a crying shame because it's my second favorite superhero franchise (behind the recent Batman but way ahead of the Superman, Spider-man and Fantastic Four stuff). It's also a fun summer style movie, ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It's hard to say whether or not there will be more X-Men movies. The groundwork has been laid for additional sequels, but there undoubtedly will be changes, and one suspects that if there is a fourth installment, few of the original mutants ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... the logical conclusion to every comic book story arc: all Hell is breaking loose... (but) what kind of final epic confrontation is less than two hours long? ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Ratner, right at home in the superhero world, orchestrates the frenzied final battle with a melodramatic Gone With the Wind grandeur. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
Much like the popcorn I ate while watching, it was kind of tasty but not very satisfying. OK. First things first... I have to give props to Brett Ratner ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Think about the great director-icons of the cinema, and they invariably have impressive-sounding names that invite feelings of awe. There are the obvious foreign directors such as Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Roman Polanski, whose names ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
X-Men: The Last Stand more or less stands on its own legs, but the degree to which one is engaged really depends on one's familiarity with the first two films. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
The action is non stop and the special effects jaw dropping, with a scene involving San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge an incredible highlight ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FilmFocus.Co.UKFilmFocus.Co.UK
Entertaining, but far from the greatness its concept hints ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at FilmFocus.Co.UK
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Maybe The Da Vinci Code needed mutants, or Halle Berry in tight leather pants to make it better. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
It's ripcord filmmaking, with paint-by-numbers emotionalism. While [Ratner's] preoccupation with surface thrill still makes for a generally pleasing comic book movie, it shortchanges the depth we've come to expect from the X-Men franchise. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It's hard to say whether or not there will be more X-Men movies. The groundwork has been laid for additional sequels, but there undoubtedly will be changes, and one suspects that if there is a fourth installment, few of the original mutants ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
While this is mostly a popcorn movie, it also has a surprising amount of drama, heartbreak and tragedy. Several main characters are killed during the course of the film. In one climactic scene, the drama reaches almost operatic levels as two of the ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
The happiest news about the third (and final?) "X-Men" movie is actually quite sad: headstones. Yes, "The Last Stand" brings the lamentable deaths of several major characters. This is a courageous move since it puts the heroes of a mighty summer ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Boston Globe
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Randy Myers)San Jose Mercury News (Randy Myers)
True, Ratner is no Singer, but in The Last Stand he delivers the goods with gusto. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Randy Myers)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The government has a Department of Mutant Affairs in "X-Men: The Last Stand," and it is headed by the mutant Dr. Hank McCoy (Kelsey Grammer), also known as Beast. The Mutant Community ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Enjoyable, fast-paced threequel with impressive action sequences and strong performances, but it spreads itself too thinly in terms of characters and plot.What's it all about?Say what you like about replacement director Brett Rush Hour Ratner, but he ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
In the first two X-Men films, Singer drove home these timeless themes. The "Mutant Registration Act" at the core of the original touches on communism and the Red Scare in the 1950s. In X2, Bobby Drake "comes out" as a mutant to his family in Boston. In ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Movie Insider (Ben Samara)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Scott Wyatt)The Trades (Scott Wyatt)
Before I get into the meat of the review, I want to clarify that I did not read the comic books. I was a fan of the first two films so I had some high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, all I got was a colossal turd to watch as the franchise was flushed ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Trades (Scott Wyatt)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
This is the third installment of the X-Men series, continuing the storylines developed since the first X-Men and the show-stopping finale which culminated in the death of Jean Grey (Janssen,Hide and Seek)in X2. Jean Grey does make a comeback here, althoug ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Last Stand offers fans some astonishing pleasures... but also many stings of opportunities lost. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)
Schon damals begann die Saga mit Hugh Jackmans Wolverine und Anna Paquins Rogue, und auch diesmal sind sie die Figuren, an denen sich die beiden Dramen im Film am sichtbarsten wiederspiegeln. Alles läuft dabei erneut auf den Kern von X-Men hinaus: Das ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.76 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Halfway through what has been described as the final chapter of the X-Men trilogy, I was preparing myself to eat a generous bowl of my own words and declare this the best of the series. After all, it was yours truly who subtitled one such article about ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Watching Ratner struggle with his enormous cast makes one appreciate the economy with which Singer established even minor supporting characters. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
But this particular cycle seems to have mutated into a dead end. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Dallas Morning News
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
... while the movie takes itself seriously, not to say solemnly, it's really an occasion for funny, frightening metamorphoses and spectacular effects ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Guardian/Observer
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.54 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"In this season of one disappointing blockbuster after another this one, at this point of time, looks good in comparison." ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for iF MagazineiF Magazine
In this final film, a cure is found which threatens to make all of mutant kind “normal†like the rest of humanity. Some view this cure as a Godsend, and others view it as an aggressive action taken by a homo sapiens run society that doesn’t accept ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at iF Magazine
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Sean O'Connell)MovieWeb (Sean O'Connell)
We’ve witnessed, this summer, how fresh blood can rejuvenate a franchise entering its third installment. Weeks ago, Paramount handed the Mission: Impossible keys to J.J. Abrams (Alias) and clicked their heels when the inventive television director ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at MovieWeb (Sean O'Connell)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Must See Flix (Craig Brown)Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
It is tempting to assign director Brett Ratner full blame for the deeply disappointing X-Men: The Last Stand, a depressingly mundane third (and apparently final) entry in an otherwise superior trilogy about mutant superheroes. To be sure, Ratner, ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of X3 is that it's curiously boring. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
So, yeah, I think there's a good movie hidden in here somewhere, just waiting to burst out. What it would have taken though, was a director who knows how to effectively tell a story. I'm giving Ratner some credit here, because he does ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
It's called "The Last Stand," and it packs in a handful of surprises that trick us into thinking that it might be true: several major characters die or become civilians (i.e., not mutants), and the climactic battle seems to wipe out most of the newly ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Shawn Ashmore as Iceman and Aaron Stanford as Pyro in X-Men: The Last StandThe Da Vinci Code may be the darling of the intellectual set, but for comic-bookers and action aficionados X-Men 3 is the place to be this summer. Deserving of the hype? Yes and ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Julian Roman)MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
Every great franchise inevitably takes a step back, but to portray “X3: The Last Stand†as anything less than disappointing is mincing words. It is a shell of its predecessors, a technical exercise that is utterly devoid of substance. The story ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("Quigles")DVD Clinic ("Quigles")
After a cure for mutants has been created, Magneto recruits a force of powerful mutants to retaliate against the government in order to stop its release. Attempting to prevent a war with the humans, the X-Men fight back... And so begins the final ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at DVD Clinic ("Quigles")
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
What are we to make of Kelsey Grammer's furry turn as Dr. Hank McCoy, aka the X-Man Beast? What's not to make? He's an educated person of color (blue), lodged in a high-ranking White House cabinet post and charged with holding the wavering cultural line ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
As good as X-Men and X2: X-Men United were, they weren't all that good. The films, with their panoply of mutants and top-of-the-line special effects, barely held together under the weight of their own expectations. After watching the third installment, ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic (Scott Weinberg)
The main problem with the fitfully entertaining yet generally uninspired "X-Men: The Last Stand" is not that it's a BAD movie. It's that "X-Men: The Last Stand" is actually 2.5 mini-movies wedged into one 99-minute frame, with no discernible effort made ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at eFilmCritic (Scott Weinberg)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
As might be expected, The Last Stand pretty much looks and plays like the first two X-Men films, though perhaps with more noise and babe action and a little less glum. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Le potentiel y était pour un film grandiose et tout ce que Fox nous a offert est un film d'action un peu plus réussi que la moyenne. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
The X-Men franchise goes out not with a whimper but with a bang. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
It's mainly The Last Stand 's feeling of treading water that bugs the most. Although it's certainly a watchable movie, the franchise has led us to expect much more than that. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
A good action spectacle, and there's nothing wrong with that. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
This is an enjoyable blockbuster and not the disaster that many feared. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Incoming director Brett Ratner is interested in one thing and one thing only: action. And he's very good at it. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
The weakest of the three. But being the only major release of the week, it looks like it will be a success no matter what anybody says. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Poffy The Cucumber's Movie ManiaPoffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Director Brett Ratner balances on Bryan Singer's shoulders, attempting to hold up the mutant world Singer so reverently rendered in X-Men (2000) and X-Men United (2003). But he falls off - and helms X-Men: The Last Stand, the third in the x-franchise, wit ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
May 26, 2006 | Very early in "X-Men: The Last Stand," a fair-haired, preteen mutant -- we don't yet know his name -- stands in front of his bathroom mirror in tears, struggling to complete some barbaric grooming ritual that we can't quite see. His father ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
X-Men and X2 brought unusual complexity and depth to the comic-book movie genre. X-Men: The Last Stand, though a mile wide with mutants, is about an inch deep. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Without the first films' textured relationships, the story becomes just another episode of Orange Fireball Cinema. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Manufactured from almost the finest materials available (more on that later), "The Last Stand" is the third and presumably last film about the powerful Marvel Comics mutants who walk and often fight among us, some on our behalf, some not. The first films ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Ratner seems incapable of infusing his overly busy story with nuance, depth or the wonderful wry humor that connected us so thoroughly to these characters in the first place, and so their sacrifices never register. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
“X -Men: The Last Stand” will probably satisfy series fans, at least initially, though as they reflect on it later they may decide it’s not much fun--the same trajectory devotees followed with the last three “Star Wars” movies. Let’s hope ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
For a movie that promotes unity, it is awfully splintered in its storytelling. It lacks a core plot to link the set pieces and create a sense of momentum. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Click here for to listen to the interview with Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashemore, and Dania Ramirez (13:00). Oh how the mighty have fallen. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND is the third installment in what until now has been a sterling franchise and its failings are an ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Fans -- believers -- will lap up "X-Men: The Last Stand," while outsiders looking through the other end of the binoculars will be thinking, "One man's filet mignon is another's shoe-leather burger." "Last Stand" is the third and supposedly ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
The Last Stand, which contradicts its subtitle with the cheesiest sequel tag of the year, slumps as soon as it introduces its plot gimmick. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
A fast and furious smorgasbord of sound and fury, adding up to little in the long run, but, yes, fun while it lasts. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
X-Men: The Last Stand expands on the themes of discrimination and alienation explored in the first two films, and still retains the franchise's signature kick-butt action features. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
Their film lacks the heart, soul, and brains of the earlier films and ends with little resolution of the issues it introduces. Lame action scenes, trite dialogue, and a head-scratching finale, combined with a serious lack of cinematic imagination make for ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
For all the sound, fury and spectacle, the film feels vaguely hollow and unsatisfying. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
When Jean Grey starts gasping, "Kill me!" it's like she's the voice of the franchise.... ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)
Disposable entertainment that passes the time with flickering images of flashy camera cuts and explosions before disappearing from memory before the popcorn is digested... ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
There was much consternation when director Bryan Singer left the X-Men franchise to helm the new Superman movie. This was the guy made a couple of comic book movies that ended up being two of 20th Century Fox's biggest recent earners, after all, the ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
There are plenty of boneheaded decisions plaguing X-Men: The Last Stand ... yet there's also enough of merit to earn it a passing grade. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
This is X -Men kids, one does not expect 'A Twelfth Night' deep yarn to play out before you. And on this point, X-Men does not disappoint; minimal brain-space required to follow the bouncing mutants ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
In Last Stand , [director Brett] Ratner displays his formidable technical skill, but he lacks the sense of timing and character development that made the first two films a success. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
Ratner has taken a series characterized by subversive wit and intelligence and put it in a bland box -- It could be worse, but it couldn't be less distinctive. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Main Page Family Film Guide Video Releases ENTERTAINMENT Main Page Dining Music Arts TV & Radio Books Calendars More... ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
As an allegory of otherness, the film displays impeccable liberalism in arguing against the idea of a "cure" for mutants: can't we, it asks, just all get along together? McKellen's arch-villain Magneto makes it clear that togetherness, for some ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
A full-fledged mutant jamboree, but one that blunts thematic and character development in favor of narrative expediency. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Oppressive overkill can suck the life from any hallowed institution. Even, dare say it, the X-Men . ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
The climax finds the president announcing all is well during a broadcast over Fox news -- a bit of corporate in-house promotion that apparently is not intended to be ironic. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Ethan Alter)Premiere Magazine (Ethan Alter)
Where Singer played up the real-world parallels inherent in the franchise's premise, Ratner clearly feels more comfortable when things are going boom. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Premiere Magazine (Ethan Alter)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
The Last Stand , though the weakest in the franchise, is often a kick to watch; you keep wanting more of these characters. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for MTV (Kurt Loder)MTV (Kurt Loder)
The Last Stand is a pretty spectacular action movie ... [even] if it doesn't quite achieve the enchantment of the earlier films ... McKellen, Stewart and Jackman are once again magnetically expert. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)
What matters to discerning fans is whether respect for the material is balanced with solid, intelligent filmmaking, and those qualities are going downhill fast. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
The cleverness of the basic idea, stitched together by credited writers Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg from story arcs in the comics, gets lost in all the commotion, while the characters get reduced to, well, cartoon versions of their former selves. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
This is the third film in the series, which means that on three occasions now we've been presented with the same story, featuring the same conflict, leading to the same false resolution, a smiley-happy joining of hands at the edge of an abyss. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
If I'm going to be grabbed by a comic book adaptation, it will be a single, old-school action hero with a complex back story and sense of drama, like Superman or Batman . ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Though this third film, directed by the ham-handed Brett Ratner ( Rush Hour ), slides into overstuffed narrative complication and self-parodying quippiness, the pop mythology remains intact, even vital. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for ReviewExpress.com (Michael Black)ReviewExpress.com (Michael Black)
Brett Ratner delivers the action but the punch doesn't stand up to the previous two films. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Michael Black)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
At this stage, Fox should seriously consider either retiring the franchise entirely or giving it a rest before reinvention. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Sin llegar al nivel de las anteriores, esta tercera parte entretiene aunque está más basada en la acción que en sus personajes, rasgo fuerte de la saga. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Howlingly bad cliches, transparent exposition and plot holes large enough to contain the continent of Africa -- with room left over for Ratner's judgment and an artichoke. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Screen It! (Jim Judy)Screen It! (Jim Judy)
A noisy and active but ultimately mediocre experience that probably won't be the last of its kind. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Sean O'Connell)MovieWeb (Sean O'Connell)
A sufficient conclusion to the series Singer started, but any connection these films had to the original comics has faded away. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at MovieWeb (Sean O'Connell)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
When other mutants approach Leech, their special talents vanish. It's much the same effect Ratner has on actors. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
A couple of mutants die in X-Men: The Last Stand but not nearly enough to save this boring mess. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Michael Booth)Denver Post (Michael Booth)
The three-quel is a talky D(N)a Vinci Code, devoid of pacing and rife with inside jokes. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Denver Post (Michael Booth)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
To anyone more discerning, and certainly to those fans who cherished the way the first two movies took pains to honour what made the X-Men such special mutants, the final blowout will seem like a blown opportunity. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
The weighty main themes of alienation, discrimination, responsibility and the sense of fear still resonate, it's cheap production values and lame directorial efforts by Ratner made it hard to connect with the film. Left me feeling cold and disheartened. ...read the complete X-Men: The Last Stand movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
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by ben on January 30, 2009 Roy, Utah
After loving the first two X-Men movies I was so disappointed with 'X-Men: The Last Stand'. My biggest gripe is that it seemed like they were trying to just cram as many characters in as they could. They would introduce some awesome character ...

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