![]() We want good to triumph, but the time-twisting plot doesn't make it easy to figure out because well-intended acts apparently led to evil and evil acts often led to the way to mass redemption. And thanks to Lawrence's naked acting talents, we don't even care that she looks like the love child of a Smurf and a BeDazzler machine. We want to know if Mystique can be redeemed from villainy before she goes bad. It's just another one of those extra layers Singer brings to the mix - along with allusions to the Holocaust and the hair's difference between hero and villain - that give this movie enough tensile strength to suspend our disbelief for the duration. That the scene takes place in a commercial kitchen, and also conjures memories of RFK's assassination, is no accident. Article contentĮverything in this movie is supersized, yet for all the inherent silliness and the occasional fake metal helmet, it finds success on the human scale in every scene.Įven with a sprawling cast that includes two generations of actors playing the same roles, Singer ensures every moment in this two-hour-plus X-travaganza has a reason for being on screen.Įven the Croce number, Singer's little stroke of filmmaking genius that could well last the ages, has an important narrative purpose - which is to free Magneto from a prison cell after he was implicated in the murder of JFK. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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