The plot of X-Men: Apocalypse goes like this: After being buried in his tomb for centuries, Apocalypse, played by Oscar Isaac, awakens in the 1980s, where he plans to take over the world he once ruled. Aware of his attentions, it's up to a team of X-Men, led by Mystique, played by Jennifer Lawrence, to stop Apocalypse and his allies, Psylocke (Olivia Munn), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Archangel (Ben Hardy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender). First, let me start with the "Pros." Evan Peters and Michael Fassbender deliver the most "Note-worthy" performances of this film. Now, that's not to say everyone was bad, that's just me saying I liked them more than other. Professor X is still charming, Nightcrawler is funny where it counts, and Cyclops gets more exposure in this film, than his previous incarnations. But Quicksilver is easily the most entertaining character of the movie, whereas Magneto is the most tragic and sympathetic. The best scenes come from them both, with the exception of the disturbingly awesome cameo of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. I say "disturbing" because it's surprisingly gory. People are stabbed and blood is splattered. It almost feels like watching a horror movie when Wolverine pops in.
"The Cons" has a heavy impact on this movie however. For starters, Apocalypse himself, is a let down. It really feels like he does nothing to deserve all the street cred his has. He is equipped with multiple powers, such as the ability to teleport, change the shape of matter, and enhance the power of other mutants. Yet, all the destruction that is caused in the movie is caused by the Four Horsemen, rather than Apocalypse himself. And I must say, Apocalypse is kind of stupid in terms of his execution of his plan. There's a scene in the movie where he uses Charles Xavier's telepathy to force all the countries to launch their nukes into the air. If he wants to destroy humans and leave the word for the strongest to survive, why not nuke the Earth instead of lunch them into space to do nothing? Quite frankly, it was unnecessary as hell. And speaking of unnecessary, during the final fight, there's a "mind-battle," between Apocalypse and Charles Xavier. The thing that pissed me off about this scene was the fact that "It wasn't real." and it kept interfering with the real fight. Watching it in theaters kind of made me wish the director had just left that scene out.
Compared to all the other superhero films that debuted this year, X-Men Apocalypse ultimately has nothing new to offer the Superhero genre. It's a long movie but instead of feeling overstuffed, it felt like it was leaving alot out. All in all, instead of being "Amazing" or "Terrible," X-Men: Apocalypse, just feels like it's "...okay." X-Men: Apocalypse gets a score of 3.2 out of 5.
