The world has turned into a war-battered dump and the Mutants are scrambling to save what remains of the human race amidst menacing robots named ‘Sentinels’ which are mercilessly hunting them down. Guided by the Professor, the survivors including Magneto, Storm, Wolverine and Kitty Pryde have their backs to the wall and bank on Kitty’s power that can send a person’s consciousness back in time. They send Wolverine back to 1973 in a bid to stop Mystique from setting in motion a sequence of events that has lead to the current undesired circumstances. Whether he succeeds in his mission before the time runs out, is presented in a breathtaking manner to form the rest of the story.
Language:
English
Running Time:
131 min
Rating:
PG-13
Release date:
23 May 2014
Directed by:
Bryan Singer
Produced by:
Lauren Shuler Donner
Bryan Singer
Simon Kinberg
Hutch Parker
Written by:
Simon Kinberg
Based on:
“Days of Future Past” by
Chris Claremont
John Byrne
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
James McAvoy
Michael Fassbender
Jennifer Lawrence
Halle Berry
Music by:
John Ottman
Shot by:
Newton Thomas Sigel
Editing by:
John Ottman
Distributed by:
20th Century Fox

What’s Hot

  • Though Wolverine is chosen to go back into the past due to his superior healing powers, it comes as a pleasant surprise when the younger selves of Charles Xavier, Magneto and Mystique carve out the lion’s share of the screen space. Hugh Jackman is as impressive as ever with his inimitable wit and muscular physique. His responsibility in this edition is limited to guide other mutants and intervene only when things go out of control, playing a more mature character.
  • It’s not just the action that we usually associate with X-Men franchise, but really touching personal connects established by director Bryan Singer in his comeback. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence carry the movie on their shoulders with excellent performances including well done emotional confrontations.
  • The prison break sequence that demonstrates the supersonic speed of Quicksilver is made really enjoyable by Evan Peter’s incredibly humorous style and stunning visual effects capture in ultra slow motion. The grandeur doesn’t end there and is awe-inspiring to say the least in the impactful white house take over scene.
  • The story and screenplay is skillfully presented to serve as the sequel to both of the previous X-Men movies – ‘First Class’ and ‘The Last Stand’. The action unfolds in the current and the past at the same time with a struggle for survival in the present and a fight to alter history in the past, both presented with due diligence to hold the attention of the audience.

What’s Not

  • What’s the fun when a host of superheroes are in action and there is no menacing face to represent evil? There is no menacing villain, but only a formidable army of mean robots that collide with the superheroes. Further, the likes of Halle Berry have very little to do in the present since the action is pre-dominantly set in the past.

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One can never say no to any X-MEN movie and this is one which one can never get enough of! A powerful story with a strong core is elevated by rich acting from the cast to unleash this best ever X-MEN movie!