![]() This act upsets the entire world, and the president is about to begin the mutant-human war predicted by Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) in the first film. The film begins with an assassination attempt on the president's life, carried out by a teleporting mutant. It reunites the old cast for a continuation of the struggle for mutants and humans to live together in the same world. I didn't expect to enjoy this film more than the first, but I must say I did. It seamlessly combines both these two elements/techniques even more than the original film did. Teenagers will enjoy the action side, and adults will probably enjoy the human side to the story. The cast is bigger, the budget is bigger, the story is bigger, and the action is plentiful. It has an important human element that adds to the pure, non-stop, full-blooded action-spectaculars throughout the film. The budget is obviously bigger as we see the truly amazing special effects in the beginning of the film, and though the action never quite again reaches its high-point as in the beginning, it sets the film up for other non-stop action sequences, just like the James Bond movies are known for doing.īut that's not all "X-Men 2," or "X2" as the posters abbreviate, is all about. It sure looks as if "X2" is on the right track for a sequel, and if anything, it seems better. Reader, I'll tell you, it took me a few moments to catch mine. Finally the action dies down with the creature being shot (not killed), and we are left to catch our breaths. The blue creature, known later as Nightcrawler, teleports past dozens of guards and kicks and whips them with his tail and fists. Before the security guard can do anything he is down on the ground, alerting all security in the area of a mutant attack. The man raises his head, and a tail flicks out from behind him. A security guard notices someone straying off the path and asks if he is lost. We are shown a tour guide leading students and adults through the White House in Washington, DC. Reviewed by MovieAddict2016 10 / 10 The budget is bigger, the cast is larger, the story is deeper, the film is better. Those who remain meet in Boston, where they form an uneasy alliance with Magneto to stop Stryker and rescue Professor X.-John Wiggins But when Professor X's school is attacked by Stryker's forces, Logan, Rogue, Iceman, and a few are lucky to escape. As scientist named William Stryker discovers Professor X's secret school and Cerebro, Magneto's partner, Mystique, is planning to break her leader out of prison. Meanwhile, Logan is trying to discover his past. One day, a mutant by the name of Nightcrawler infiltrates the White House and attempts to assassinate the President, setting off a chain reaction of anti-mutant measures by the government. Several months have passed since the X-Men defeated Magneto and imprisoned him in a seemingly impregnable plastic chamber. ![]()
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