X-Men: Days of Future Past

Name: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: May 23, 2014
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 23, 2014 | PG-13

Starring: Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Stewart, Peter Dinklage

Summary: The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an epic battle that must change the past - to save our future. [Twentieth Century Fox]

Director: Bryan Singer

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 131 min

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Lawrence Toppman

May 22, 2014

Once every couple of years, a movie comes along to remind us how satisfyingly complex the genre can be. Christopher Nolan’s reimagining of the “Batman” saga did that masterfully. On a slightly less ambitious scale, so does X-Men: Days of Future Past. Read full review

James Berardinelli

May 22, 2014

To reboot the X-Men franchise, director Bryan Singer, who first gave these characters screen life fourteen years ago, has crafted a continuity-lover's nightmare. Read full review

Scott Wold

Apr 3, 2018

Singer threads the needle with such apparent effortlessness in stitching it all together, the seams are practically invisible. It may not be as showy as telekinesis or plasma-laser eyes, but it’s an uncanny gift nevertheless. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

May 21, 2014

For better or worse, X-Men: Days Of Future Past is the first Marvel movie to truly embrace comics-style storytelling. Read full review

Ty Burr

May 22, 2014

“Days” is fast, smart, well-acted, and intermittently inspired, and if you don’t know or care who Beast or Blink or Storm are, you can safely skip it. Read full review

A.O. Scott

May 22, 2014

As usual, the characters — and the performers playing them — step unto the breach to provide just enough wit and feeling to make Days of Future Past something other than a waste of a reasonable person’s time. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

May 12, 2014

The film squanders both of its casts, reeling from one fumbled set-piece to the next. It seems to have been constructed in a stupor, and you watch in a daze of future past. Read full review

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Kaihaku

Nov 17, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Logan may be a better Wolverine movie but Days of Future Past is the best X-men movie. It captures the central conflict, morality, and general feel of the series perfectly. It's not just a delight to see the original trilogy and First Class characters interact; the plot is actually so much richer for it. Setting the movie in both the 1970s and in the dystopian 2020s immediately reinforces the stakes of Charles Xavier's vision. It tells the audience, in no uncertain terms, that the heroes can win all the battles in the 1970s but if they don't find a solution to the central humanity versus mutant conflict they are still all going to die. Magneto offers one solution, Xavier offers another. This is X-men condensed down to it's purest form. It's a shame that it's sequels immediately lost their way in X3 levels of CGI excess and nonsensical stories. The sets, visuals, and music are all strong but not necessarily on par with Disney's Marvel. But the film makers managed to do a lot with the resources they have and they fielded the speedster scene by which all future speedster scenes will be judged. Sorry DCEU Flash and MCU Quicksilver, you're going to have to dramatically up your game.

In summary. This is the best X-men movie. This is one of the best superhero movies. This is one of the best period pieces. This is even one of the best time travel movies.… Expand

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noob328

Dec 8, 2020

this film was really good and it does the time travel plot way better than Endgame

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victorhjkl

May 23, 2014

This is the best X-Men movie so far, the story is great, the cast is incredible, the action scenes are amazing. This movie exceeded my expectations and I'm sure it will surprise you from the beginning to the end... and, I have a new favorite movie now...

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thebeast007

May 26, 2014

x-men days of future past is an amazing addition to a great series,director Bryan Singer returns as the triumphant director of X1 and X2,and what we get is an inrcredibly human,terrificly acted and brilliantly shot story,that just confuses quite a lot for the people that have seen allx-men days of future past is an amazing addition to a great series,director Bryan Singer returns as the triumphant director of X1 and X2,and what we get is an inrcredibly human,terrificly acted and brilliantly shot story,that just confuses quite a lot for the people that have seen all previous films including the prequels.

The performances were excellent from everyone ,yes some do get more screentime than others,but they are also so well developed and heartful,that it's hard not to feel attached to these characters,wolverine is again great ,Hugh Jackman really nails his role ,i can't think of anyone else that will do it better than him,James Mcavoy and Michael Fassbender deliver their best performances as proffesor x and magneto,Jennifer Lawrence as mystique was incredible,Evan Peters who plays quicksilver is absolutely awesome,even though he's got few scenes in the movie he completely steals the show in them.It's a great ensemble that goes from small characters to big ones ,but it constantly manages to make them more and more apealing and relevant to the story.The story itself is really good,if not a little bit complex and illogical which is unfortunately it's only weakness,see the story is handled extremely well ,the general feel ,the mood ,the atmosphere,the characters,time-travel element is handled mostly well,and i say mostly only because the events that happen here don't really make sense to the other films ,without spoiling anything expect to be asking questions left and right and getting really twisted about how certain things work out and how they fit into the general story of x-men.

What Bryan Singer doesn't completely nail in his story department ,he does in action ,needless to say it's intense,suspensful ,badass,spectacular and even horrifying at times.The stand out scene for me was quicksilver set piece ,remember matrix's introduction to the groundbreaking slo-mo bullet time ,well this movie takes that onto a WHOOOOLLLE new level,involbing quicksilver running at a killer speed in slow motion dodging bullets ,hitting guards,climbing on walls,in a beatifully ,visually and choreographically stunning set piece that will blow your mind,accompanied by some great music by Jim Croce,the rest of the action is just as good if not a bit repetitive,if this movie would solely be judged by the action i'd say it delivers and then some.

The movie is a wild ,emotional ride ,that is done with a huge respect to the franchise,further develops characters and gives our eyes a true eye-candy,it's one of the best films of this year,it's definetely worth watching and even if it does confuse a little with it's time-travel structure,it still remains my second favorite x-men movie to date,right after first class.… Expand

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drlowdon

Feb 10, 2015

The X-Men movies have been a mixed bag in terms of quality but, for me at least, Days of Future Past is the best of the bunch. The time travel elements make as little sense as they do in any other movie but, thanks to the fantastic cast and superb action sequences, that doesn't stopThe X-Men movies have been a mixed bag in terms of quality but, for me at least, Days of Future Past is the best of the bunch. The time travel elements make as little sense as they do in any other movie but, thanks to the fantastic cast and superb action sequences, that doesn't stop proceedings from being thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. A must see for X-Men and comic book fans.… Expand

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CineAutoctono

Dec 2, 2015

The story of " Days of Future Past " left a great counterpart in the future will have to change the past to the present should be safe outside the fearsome clutches of Magneto , and also for the future changed and is finished better today if they left well lit .

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Ascended333

Oct 25, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The film squanders both of its casts, reeling from one fumbled set-piece to… Expand

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