Reviews

“I can imagine that the anti-CG crowd will probably loathe it, but for me – we’re finally getting the characters closer to their comic roots. Costumes are getting better, VFX are looking beautiful to my eyes and better than that… the casting keeps making the X-MEN film universe more and more robust. There’s still so much more they could do to make these films better still, but I sure as hell enjoy what we’re getting!” – Harry Knowles, Aint It Cool News

“As a conclusion to a trilogy, Apocalypse falls somewhat short. It marginalises key relationships in favour of establishing new ones, and lacks the depth and distinctive historical flavour of its immediate predecessors. But taken as the next chapter in the series, Apocalypse is an undeniably fun and entertaining adventure and does a pretty good job of establishing Xavier’s next class.” – Daniel Krupa, IGN

“With his fourth movie “X-Men: Apocalypse,” director Bryan Singer proves he’s still as good as Professor X at handling Marvel’s mutants.” – Edward Douglas, Daily News

“For a very cartoonish movie full of latex outfits and boasting a set piece soundtracked by Eurythmics, “Apocalypse” doesn’t hesitate to grapple with some very delicate subjects. The harmony that Singer strikes between the silly and the sacred has been crucial to the success of his previous “X-Men” installments, and it’s this one’s greatest strength.” – David Ehrlich, Indie Wire

“Despite the undeniable presence of a huge amount of action, X-Men: Apocalypse is decidedly a case of more is less, especially when compared with the surprising action and more interesting personal interactions (including the temporary subtraction of some characters) in other big Marvel franchises.” – Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

“X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is another satisfactory entry into the X-MEN franchise, but it lacks the big thrills of the previous two entries. Perhaps at six installments, the series is starting to show a little bit of wear, or, short of that, a case of the “been theres, done thats.” They’re predictable, in both a positive and negative sense.” – Eric Walkuski, JoBlo

“X-Men: Apocalypse weaves its ongoing plotlines from previous films and new characters in a fun and spirited manner. Anchored by Isaac’s strong performance as En Sabah Nur, the film also has a momentum as the essential group of characters form up to face down the threat of Apocalypse. And with these characters, the X-Men film series finally feels like the X-Men comics of the era … even if some of the mutants are younger or older than they should be.” – Erik Ayama, Bleeding Cool

“The familiar faces are all back too. But for how much longer is anyone’s guess judging from the general expression of tedium creeping across the faces of Jennifer “Mystique” Lawrence and Michael “Magneto” Fassbender. James McAvoy, at least, gets to deliver a few breezy punch lines as Professor Xavier when he’s not touching his temples like he’s feeling the onset of the world’s worst tension headache.” – Chris Nashawaty , Entertainment Weekly

“That lineup isn’t short on talent or charisma, and the addition of series newcomers Oscar Isaac (as titular mega-mutant baddie Apocalypse), Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner and Kodi Smit-McPhee (as younger incarnations of the original trilogy characters Cyclops, Jean Grey and Nightcrawler, respectively) only bolsters the ensemble’s appeal.” – Geoff Berkshire, Variety

“There are attempts at humor throughout, which actually seem to hit more than they miss. But one of the many odd jokes in Apocalypse comes when Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey admits to the audience that the third film in any trilogy is always the worst. In the scene, she was talking about Return of the Jedi‘s place in the original Star Wars trilogy. It got a laugh at my screening, because her character said it and was clearly a reference to the Jean Grey’s awful treatment in Brett Ratner’s abysmal X-Men: The Last Stand. The only problem is, Apocalypse is just as disappointing compared to its two predecessors, and it seems frustratingly unaware of that. Or even worse, like it just doesn’t care.” – Alex Welch, Geek Nation

“As a fan of the superhero films I take every dang one of them seriously, knowing full well that a couple of bad outings could doom the whole genre for a generation or more; and unfortunately this one is more on the bad side (see Batman v Superman) than the good (see Captain America: Civil War.) But you could still do worse than taking it in with a big bag of popcorn on a Saturday morning, as long as the popcorn’s good.” – Bob Leeper, Nerdvana

“The “X-Men” series has truly begun to churn as it comes full circle to characters introduced sixteen years ago. In superficial terms, these visions of classic X-Men are “better,” in that they appear much more like their comic book counterparts, but as heroes able to command any emotional connection they are far inferior.” – Russ Fischer, The Playlist

“An end-of-the-world scenario makes for big-budget action/adventure but a lackluster story in X-Men: Apocalypse (** out of four; rated PG-13; in theaters nationwide May 27). Director Bryan Singer made more hay with Marvel’s mighty mutant menagerie in the early 2000s, but the new film comes undone with too many characters and not enough nuance or freshness.” – Brian Truitt, USA Today

“The third film in a trilogy is almost always the weakest, and that’s certainly the case here. So much so that Apocalypse takes a moment to admit it itself in a meta little moment of commentary a fourth of the way through. But they don’t let this become an admission of laziness, nor a sign of defeat. Singer’s latest X-Men film may be a little too brooding and a tad discombobulated, but it provides enough spectacle, offers enough heart and provides enough emotional investment to make you root for its success.” Will Ashton, Heroic Hollywood

“Apocalypse as a villain is vague and thereby underwhelming. But more frustrating is how Kinberg’s script takes so much time focusing on rehashed plotlines that the new ones have little time to develop. Erik’s tangle with Mystique and Charles steals so much focus that his fellow Horsemen get virtually no screen time. Angel (Ben Hardy) and Psylocke (Olivia Munn) get introduced and then barely speak, giving us no clue to their personalities, backgrounds or motivations.” – Kristy Puchko, Comic Book Resources

“And the appalling climax of the film, when whole cities are blasted to swirling, bloodless CG dust and their populations apparently vaporised, results in the death of millions of people who don’t warrant so much as a momentary look of horror. In a film that makes a point of recalling the Holocaust, that shows spectacularly bad taste.” – Helen O’hara, Empire

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If you read X-MEN comics growing up you're going to see some really cool stuff in APOCALYPSE. Don't want to spoil surprises just trust me.

— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) May 9, 2016

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@___CAESAR___ Psylocke is an action junkie heroine. Dont expect monologue from her but badass fights! She looks incredible!

— Raf ✵ CMN (@RafCMN) May 9, 2016

#XMenApocalypse is one of the best #XMen movie ever! Great entertainment & the cast is amazing. @BryanSinger & his team did a great job.

— Acdl (@ACDLCOM) May 9, 2016

Review isn't up yet but I liked X-Men: Apocalypse just as much as the last two movies. Not perfect, but made by people who understand X-Men.

— Edward Douglas (@EDouglasWW) May 9, 2016

I found #XMenApocalypse surprisingly good, Fassbender, McAvoy and Isaac were all good but for me Fassbender was just awesome.

— LRM Online (Latino Review Media) (@LRM_Exclusive) May 9, 2016

#XMenApocalypse Quicksilver scene was better than the one in DOFP for sure.

— LRM Online (Latino Review Media) (@LRM_Exclusive) May 9, 2016

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The characters are straight out of 90s XMen serials and seeing Nightcrawler again is fantastic. #XMenApocalypse

— Max Covill @mhcovill.bsky.social (@mhcovill) May 9, 2016

The character of Apocalypse could’ve gone so wrong. In Issac’s capable hands he is given the gravitas the character deserves #XMenApocalypse

— Max Covill @mhcovill.bsky.social (@mhcovill) May 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/CerebroStain/status/729779242964242432

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is between good and really good. The Quicksilver scene is insane. Cast awesome. Some amazing stuff. Just not a homerun.

— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) May 9, 2016

Okay, so my thoughts on #XMenApocalypse…I kinda loved it. So much cool comic book geekiness that it makes up for some of the flaws.

— Arctic Ninja (@arcticninjapaul) May 9, 2016