Variety
Bigger and more ambitious in every respect, from its action and visceral qualities to its themes.
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X2
The second X-Men film with the cast and director Bryan Singer returning. Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his team of genetically gifted heroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker (Brian Cox). Storm (Halle Berry), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) must team with nemeses Magneto (Ian McKellen) and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn) to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
2003Rating: M, Medium level violence134 minsCanada, USA
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
- Director:
- Bryan Singer ('The Usual Suspects', 'X-Men: Days of Future Past', 'Superman Returns')
- Writer:
- Michael DoughertyDan HarrisDavid Hayter
- Cast:
- Patrick StewartHugh JackmanIan McKellenHalle BerryFamke JanssenJames MarsdenAnna PaquinRebecca RomijnBrian CoxAlan Cumming
X2 / Reviews
Time Out
The emotional spectrum has widened, too, encompassing buoyant mirth and heroic tragedy.
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It succeeds pretty well in rising to the challenge that most sequels face: how to give the audience more of what it responded to the first time while feeding its appetite for novelty.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Best of all, this is a film which excites the eye without numbing the brain.
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Empire Magazine
During shooting, Singer constantly referred to The Empire Strikes Back as his template -- and, by jove, he's made a movie that's worthy of the comparison.
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