X-Men 2 DVD > Reviews

Advantages: Deep and clever plot, good acting and special effects
Disadvantages: Drags a little in places

...by an unknown mutant, the X-Men find themselves joining forces with Magneto and his henchmen in order to save mutants as a whole. The assassination attempt has heightened the fear in the human race, and they are calling for the extinction of the mutant race! It is the joining of enemies for the greater good. The Cast and Performances The original cast from 2000's X Men return in their roles for X2. HUgh Jackman performs very well as Wolverine, ... Read review

Advantages: Good Performances from cast. Good Script.
Disadvantages: Drags quite a bit.

X-men 2 (X2) Director: Bryan Singer Release Date: 2003 Runtime: 133 mins Approx Plot After the events at the end of the first movie, Magneto is still locked inside his plastic prison, and is deemed secure. However after a a attack on the United States President by an assassin mutant, once again leaves the humans mistrusting the Mutants. General William Stryker, goes to extreme lengths to eradicate all mutants, by breaking into ... Read review

Advantages: good story line hugh jackman
Disadvantages: slow in places

i loved the first x-men and could not wait to see this one but i found it a bit slow in places so overall not as good as the first but it does get better as you watch and ends up being a brilliant film . it stars the wonderful patrick stewart (of star trek next generation fame where he played captain piccard ) in this he is playing xavier the head of a school for mutants that is people with special powers i.e the ability to make lightening strike,to ... Read review

Advantages: You don't need to watch the first one to enjoy it.
Disadvantages: none

You don't need to watch X-Men to enjoy X-2. There are some references to the first movie, but not to the point where you will need to watch it to understand. This movie is the best of its class. The first ten minutes of this movie captivates its audience into wanting to see what happens next. The special effects are outstanding. One specific thing with this movie is that they kept the original actors from the first film. There was only one minor ... Read review