Surprisingly engaging! - X2: X-Men United Reviews

i wasn't expecting much from this film...i mean, pretty much any film these days with a "2" or a "3" in the title seems to be guaranteed to have a "0" in the plot department and it's primary footage is dedicated to some sort of car chase or explosion. that's why X2 was such a wonderful experience - it's an action movie with (god forbid!) a plot! the tension between the rival factions within the mutant community is fascinating, and each of the characters (with the minor exceptions of Storm and the wimpy guy with the laser/glasses thang) are well-thought out and compelling to watch. X2 was a significant improvement on X1 - as the "Empire Strikes Back" of the X-Men series, it holds it's head up well and leaves you wanting to know how the story will resolve itself in future installments. I'd CERTAINLY recommend X2 over Matrix Reloaded, T3 or Hulk - it's the intelligent choice.