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X2: X-Men United (2003) Rank 2 Reviews
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TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
If you're an X-Men fan, the theater is the only way to get the full impact of the effects - they're pretty awesome. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
Generally watchable, totally disposable, but passable. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Singer seems like he wants a place in Professor Xavier's school for having enough arms to juggle all the plots, which are onscreen. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Sunday Times (Australia) (Shannon J. Harvey)
While most movie-goers will love the film's sheer thrill ride, X-Men fans might leave a little disappointed. The best, I guess, is yet to come. . ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Sunday Times (Australia) (Shannon J. Harvey)
Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
"X2" has two times the heroes, two times the action, and two times the fun of the first... ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
The kind of grand, slick, flashy popcorn entertainment that delivers on its promise of producing eye-popping, heart-thumping, cheer-aloud fun. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
The movie makes up in dynamite what it loses in drama. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
New York Times (A.O. Scott)
It succeeds pretty well in rising to the challenge that most sequels face: how to give the audience more of what it responded to the first time while feeding its appetite for novelty. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
A smooth, shiny entertainment that hums like a jeweled clockwork toy. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)
As thoughtful spectacle with some tremendously talented performers, it's Bryan Singer's X-cellent adventure. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)
Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
Lots of characters, right? Wait, there’s more. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
X2 has some surprisingly touching moments and some surprises to boot. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
X2 is motivated by a love of the action and characters. It's chaotic sometimes, and parts of it drag. But the affection shows, and you feel the director's enthusiasm. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Clearly, this movie is designed to sell action figures rather than make sense. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Lee's Movie Info (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
X Marks the spot for this Summer fest. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Singer has put together the perfect opening to the summer-blockbuster season. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
The whole may be less than the sum of its parts, but some of those parts are nifty. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
It's artificial drama cloaked in big production spectacle. Which doesn't mean it can't be fun. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews (Scott A. Mantz)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
X2 is probably going to be the dividing point between the fans of the comic book and those that are just along for the ride. If you're a fan, (and I am a passive fan, i.e. not hardcore), you will relish the in-jokes, cameo appearances, characters who will ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Guardian/Observer
The mutants come under increasing pressure and fear from humans, resulting in Xavier and Magneto forming an unlikely ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Guardian/Observer
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Stands as a worthy enough follow-up, but just a notch less successful...lacks the faultless pacing and focused storytelling of the original. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
Although frequently inventive and fun, X2 too often gets bogged down in long ponderous scenes. A frustrating film, it suffers a bad case of bloating. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Jerry at the Movies (Jerry Saravia)
Vice Central (Austin Hambrick)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Like that issue of The Uncanny X-Men that you'd get every once in a while: the setup for a future episode in which the exciting stuff happens. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Yes, there's action, fun, and even some well-earned tension. But X2 is simply lacking the gel, the magic, the super-power of that strong first film "X-Men." ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
A substantial improvement over X-Men , in many ways. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Just once it would be nice to fashion an action sequence in these films where all the X-Men team up to use their forces all at the same time ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Singer's approach to X2 is very much of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school, resulting in a movie that, even at its best -- a thrilling jailbreak scene that's the closest thing in either X movie to a rousing set piece -- seems tame and ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
In trying to be everything to everybody, it meant nothing much to me. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A loud, explosive, eye-catching sensory overload that immerses us into its world for over two hours but leaves us relatively unchanged by the experience. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Josh Gilchrist)
Fans of the "X-Men" legacy will love the film. To the rest of us, it's as if we're asked to follow along on a trip without a roadmap to help guide the way. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Josh Gilchrist)
Christian Science Monitor (Gloria Goodale)
There are several memorable bits and genuinely affecting performances. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Gloria Goodale)
Empire Magazine (Chris Hewitt (UK))
Suffers from the same problems as its predecessor -- too many characters, too much going on -- but it's funnier and more inventive. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Empire Magazine (Chris Hewitt (UK))
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Special effects take a bow in this lively sequel that sacrifices narrative pleasure for flashy technique. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
...once you strip away the fact that the endeavor is mismanaged and lacks essential treasures, it has quite a few decent isolated scenes... ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
It's as superfluous as it is redundant: X-haust to the nth power. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
This may not be a grownup movie but -- unlike the Star Wars franchise or the Batman sequels -- it is a movie that grownups can watch minus the requisite bottle of Excedrin. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Suffers from acute sequelitis. The characters aren't as vibrant, the dialogue isn't as witty and the action isn't as fresh as they were the first time around. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Michael Dougherty's script builds on what went before instead of being a mere rehash, and if you like this sort of thing, you'll have a grand old time. ...read the complete X2: X-Men United movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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