X-Men: The Last Stand

Name: X-Men: The Last Stand
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: May 26, 2006
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart

2006

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 26, 2006 | PG-13

Starring: Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart

Summary: In the climax of the X-Men trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. [20th Century Fox]

Director: Brett Ratner

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

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 104 min

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Joe Morgenstern

Surprise, surprise. X-Men: The Last Stand, the third big-screen convocation of mutant shape shifters, weather changers, ice makers, energy suckers, healers and telepaths from Marvel Comics, has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining.

Roger Ebert

I liked the action, I liked the absurdity, I liked the incongruous use and misuse of mutant powers, and I especially liked the way it introduces all of those political issues and lets them fight it out with the special effects. Read full review

Justin Chang

The result, though it delivers only in fits and starts, is still sharper and more inventive than most comicbook-adapted fare, and eventually gets the job done as far as action buffs are concerned. Read full review

Premiere Ethan Alter

Comic-book enthusiasts can breathe a sigh of relief: Brett Ratner hasn't completely ruined the X-Men series a.k.a. "The Franchise that Bryan Singer Built." Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

But for all the sound, fury and spectacle, the film feels vaguely hollow and unsatisfying. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Almost as mindless as "Fantastic Four," but more annoying in that this one has philosophical pretensions. Read full review

David Denby

What a comedown, after the weirdly beautiful things Singer and his technicians did in the first two movies. Read full review

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JamesH.

Jul 27, 2006

It was the perfext way to end a series. I still hope for X4 though.

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PaulK.

May 24, 2006

I'm a HUGE fan of the comics and the movies and my expectations were through the roof. Given that, I'd say I was just a hair disappointed. While the action and CGI are top notch(minus parts of the bay bridge and angel's wings), I wanted more character development, especially I'm a HUGE fan of the comics and the movies and my expectations were through the roof. Given that, I'd say I was just a hair disappointed. While the action and CGI are top notch(minus parts of the bay bridge and angel's wings), I wanted more character development, especially of the young X-men, like Collosus...he barely said three words and don't even get me started on the screen time for rogue. Building character arcs for the new X-men is crucial and it's not like there isn't time...with the run time being 104 minutes, X3 could have definitely been a good 20/30 minutes longer.
[***SPOILERS***] A less frenetic pace would have been more than welcome especially after the mindblowing "house scene" towards the beginning. Oh and I hated the explanation for the Phoenix force...it doesn't have to mimic the comic book, since it would seem out of place in the movies, but a more vague version that resembled the comics would have been better...sheesh. Diehard fans will definitely appreciate the action and the inclusion of lots of cameos and short roles for minor mutants displaying their powers. And one last thing: stay through the entire credits because there's a final snippet that builds towards whatever form X4 will take and you know it's happening despite all the media speculation. It's one of Fox's strongest franchises...I just hope X4 includes at least a few of the New Mutants(X-force), like Cannonball, Havoc, and well of course Cable!… Expand

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Wongit

May 26, 2006

Great movie overall with a couple flaws. [***SPOILERS***] They could of used some more of the X-men, Jubilee is in the movie they just didnt use her to her advantage. Also where was Gambit?? They kill off some key characters rather early in this one and its action packed from beginning to Great movie overall with a couple flaws. [***SPOILERS***] They could of used some more of the X-men, Jubilee is in the movie they just didnt use her to her advantage. Also where was Gambit?? They kill off some key characters rather early in this one and its action packed from beginning to end. Good picks on all of the characters, great way of closing off a great trilogy. Stay tuned after the credits!… Expand

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JesseH.

Jun 1, 2006

It's absurd that anybody would give this movie a ZERO rating.... or a TEN rating. A ZERO denotes a movie that is among the worst ever. A TEN denotes a great movie, among the best ever. X3 is neither. Those who hated it had too high of expectations. It's a sequel of a sequel... It's absurd that anybody would give this movie a ZERO rating.... or a TEN rating. A ZERO denotes a movie that is among the worst ever. A TEN denotes a great movie, among the best ever. X3 is neither. Those who hated it had too high of expectations. It's a sequel of a sequel... it's not going to be as good as its predecessors! Those who loved it are wearing their Cyclops Special Rose Colored Glasses; they are blind fans. This was an entertaining movie. Good action, the plot was fine, but it was rushed and crammed too much into a short movie. It should have been 20 minutes longer to develop the plot and characters better. But the bottom line is that X3 is entertaining. Ignore the zeroes and ones, ignore the nines and tens, just read all the other reviews.… Expand

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homer4president

Mar 16, 2015

X-Men 1 and 2 were great! Unfortunately, this third installment completely left me down. It was quite hoaky and predictable. Still great action if that's all you are looking for.

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Moviebuffreview

Mar 5, 2011

X-Men The Last Stand makes me sad. After 2 solid adaptations, The Last Stand came out with a new director and the result was a movie that was far from perfect. With a weaker script, a messy story, and the disappointment of missing characters hurt the solid action. Overall, a mediocre movie.

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JerkGuy

Sep 28, 2007

This film and all the X-Men films are garbage, pure garbage, they should have called it

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