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X-Men 2 Reviews

2003

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The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc... Read more

Starring	Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry
Director	Bryan Singer
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- "...A symphony of crescendos and pauses, orchestrated toward a big seat-rattling climax, during which an enormous dam breaks, veins bulge on both villainous and heroic brows, and a lot of computer-generated images pop, wiggle and shimmy to the throb and roar of John Ottman's music..."
- 11963
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 21
  - 5
  Not much of an evolution
  
  Bryan Singer's 'X-Men' was a fair attempt at making an intelligent take on the comic-book genre, accessible to both newcomers and hardcore fans. The... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 23 Sep 2004 at 22:14
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- - 0
  - 0
  yay wolverine!
  
  My favourite of the X-Men trilogy! I am all about Wolverine! :) love the action the special effects! the only way to decide is to watch!
  
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- - a customer
  - 19 Nov 2011 at 00:24
- - 0
  - 0
  great film!!
  
  very good film
  
  great story, great graphics, cast very good.
  
  would watch this again in an x-men day when its raining. really enjoyed it all... read more »
  
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- 1042782
- - alex2301
  - 156 reviews
  - At home
  - 20 Sep 2011 at 15:36
- - 1
  - 0
  A step up in action and plot.
  
  After the fairly abrupt ending to the first film with the incarceration of Magneto and Wolverine leaving Xaviers' school, X-Men 2 picks up the story in a ... read more »
  
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- 994922
- - EdwardMitchell
  - 31 reviews
  - Reigate
  - 20 May 2011 at 01:58
- - 0
  - 0
  X Men 2
  
  Good follow up to the first one. a good bit of escapism and a good film for me to watch with the family. Really enjoyed the family time with this one. And of ... read more »
  
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- - kedge
  - 37 reviews
  - Crewe
  - 11 Jun 2010 at 12:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Comic Book Capers
  
  A good family film. The plot isn't as good as the first film, I thought - they were trying too hard - but the way Magneto gets out of his special jail is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 16 Mar 2009 at 09:05
- - 0
  - 1
  x marks the spot
  
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  Really good movie--wasted on kids. Good story line and action, even proper acting! Fab.
  
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- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 06 Mar 2009 at 14:27
- - 1
  - 1
  great
  
  really good film,very enjoyable
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 23:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Xmen
  
  A very disappointing sequel, thank fully the next one was better. Hugh Jackman still looks good as Wolverin. Take this one with a huge pinch of salt.
  
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  - Solihull
  - 20 Jan 2009 at 22:18
- - 1
  - 0
  it just get's better
  
  I'm not a great fan of sequals and such like but this is just as good if not better than the first film. brilliant story and acting it's just great
  
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  - Chesterfield
  - 22 Dec 2008 at 12:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Great
  
  Thought the first one was really enjoyable so wasnt expecting this one to be as the second always seems to be a let down but thought this was even better. Great... read more »
  
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  - Liverpool
  - 20 Dec 2008 at 22:56
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- - 21
  - 5
  Not much of an evolution
  
  Bryan Singer's 'X-Men' was a fair attempt at making an intelligent take on the comic-book genre, accessible to both newcomers and hardcore fans. The... read more »
  
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- 19402
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 23 Sep 2004 at 22:14
- - 10
  - 1
  Best super-hero film ever
  
  Forget about "Superman", "Batman", "Spiderman", "Dick Tracey", "Daredevil" and maybe even "X-Men 1"... read more »
  
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- 296267
- - SimBeB
  - Hampshire
  - 09 Dec 2003 at 00:38
- - 7
  - 1
  wolverine, wolverine
  
  this film is even better than the first. wolverine is again brilliant and Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler is amazing. a stroke of genius casting him. this is a ... read more »
  
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  - mutant high
  - 25 Feb 2004 at 19:54
- - 7
  - 1
  Four and a half stars.
  
  A great movie. The opening sequence is fantastic, giving us an insight into just how powerful a 'creature' Nightcrawler is. Once again though, Wolverine... read more »
  
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- - Abu Pasha
  - London, UK
  - 16 Oct 2003 at 17:29
- - 6
  - 0
  Very Good
  
  This movie is very good. It is better than the origional (strangly) and I wish I had rented it sooner. II thought all of the characters were played well, there ... read more »
  
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- - richardn
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 13:03
- - 6
  - 3
  Better than the original shocker!
  
  And the original was pretty good, one of the better comic book screen adaptions in fact, but this is better, with a superior script and better action sequences... read more »
  
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- 299520
- - Northernsky
  - 318 reviews
  - Halifax
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 22:13
- - 9
  - 8
  When will these people learn how to fly?
  
  The film begins with an assassination attempt on the president's life, carried out by a teleporting mutant. This act upsets the entire world, and the ... read more »
  
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- - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 26 Nov 2007 at 18:19
- - 4
  - 1
  X-Men 2
  
  Ten times better than the first.
  
  There are a lot more powers, and a lot more mutants. The film starts with action and ends with action. There are ... read more »
  
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- 293807
- - TerryGardy
  - Wiltshire
  - 21 Oct 2003 at 08:52
- - 3
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  I had not seen the first X Men but I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Action packed and compulsive viewing
  
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- - a customer
  - Plymouth, England
  - 11 May 2004 at 09:42
- - 3
  - 0
  If you enjoyed the ...
  
  If you enjoyed the first one, then you will love this one! Excellent special effects and character development make this film a must for X-men fans. It did, ... read more »
  
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- - Susan#11
  - WIGAN
  - 20 Feb 2004 at 13:54

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Critics' reviews
- "...A symphony of crescendos and pauses, orchestrated toward a big seat-rattling climax, during which an enormous dam breaks, veins bulge on both villainous and heroic brows, and a lot of computer-generated images pop, wiggle and shimmy to the throb and roar of John Ottman's music..."
- 11963
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- ...No other film-maker has better dramatised superpowers in action and yet remembered the human cost of all the trickery. X2 is full of double-edged power fantasies that manage a frisson of awe amid the excitement..."
- 11965
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...X2 is 2 good to be 4-gotten. Brisk and involving with a streamlined forward propulsion....One of the unexpected aspects of X2 is the way its concerns seem to be uncannily relevant today..."
- 11962
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...It lives in the present, providing one amazing spectacle after another..."
- 11961
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Hugh Jackman is again in fierce, lupine form as Wolverine..."
- 11964
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...The cast is full of actors who are fun to watch..."
- 11966
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc......

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  The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures. Nightcrawler attempts to assassinate the President, Stryker sets out to capture the pupils at the school for the 'gifted' and Magneto has escaped from his cell and is out to reek havoc......