Fresh
Sillier than the Singer versions, Ratner's movie is also -- for this less-than-reverent X-Men fan -- more satisfying.
David Ansen, Newsweek
X-Men: The Last Stand
Take a stand.
2006 · 1h 44m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Brett Ratner
Overview
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.
Director and cast
- Brett Ratner Director
- Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
- Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier
- Ian McKellen as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Famke Janssen as Jean Grey / Phoenix
- Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe / Storm
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
- Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake / Iceman
- Elliot Page as Kitty Pryde
- Anna Paquin Cast
- Vinnie Jones Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Fresh
X-Men: The Last Stand has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
[I] found myself strangely moved by the sense of relationships, friendly and unfriendly, coming to an end in a dull return to normality in the world of humans and mutants.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
What a comedown, after the weirdly beautiful things Singer and his technicians did in the first two movies.
David Denby, New Yorker
Rotten
The Last Stand is a hugely ambitious picture, and it would have been far more successful if Ratner had scaled it down to focus more on the interaction between the characters.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
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