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2016
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Positive Reviews
191
Negative reviews
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2.0
In recent months, both Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Captain America: Civil War have offered up big, flashy superhero standoffs as feuds of i ..
Av Club
3.0
For Apocalypse is easily the most sprawling and lavishly comic book like X Men movie to date, but its reach more than once exceeds its grasp.
Den Of Geek
1.5
It doesnt help that an actor as talented as Oscar Isaac is required to project his natural charisma through a mountain of face paint and latex.
Den Of Geek
3.0
But Apocalypse feels like a confused, kitchen sink mess with a half dozen too many characters, a villain who amounts to a big blue nothing, and a narr ..
EW
4.0
This adventure has the requisite gangs all here clash and bang of a Marvel superhero movie thats sure to enthrall franchise fans, but theres more to i ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
If nothing else, the spectacularly goofy and sporadically entertaining Apocalypse isnt afraid to reimagine human history.
Indie Wire
1.5
Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (as shapeshifter Raven/Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (as brainy and brawny Hank McCoy) and Rose Byrne (as CIA agent Moira MacT ..
Variety
3.0
But, as the film climaxes, it simultaneously loses momentum when it needs excitement most.
We Got This Covered
1.5
As Apocalypse, Isaac is buried under prosthetics, but that doesnt really matter, because hes a pretty nondescript villain anyway.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
And if you dont get all three levels, you may as well get up and leave.
Time Out
3.0
But in the future X Men films have to mutate into something with fewer characters and more characterisation.
The Guardian
3.0
Suffering from the same bewildering superfluity of colourful characters that beset the superior Captain America: Civil War, this nevertheless has fun ..
The Guardian
3.1
Unfortunately, Singers latest and likely last trip to the X Men universe has its sights set lower than the altering of history.
3.1
Its as if Captain America: Civil War ate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, swallowing everything except the most indigestible bits of social comment ..
3.0
It is usually not a good sign when the climax is devoid of suspense and mass scale destruction fails to invoke fear.With Professor Xavier reminding Ma ..
ETimes (TOI)
2.5
The big disappointment of Apocalypse in terms of performances is Jennifer Lawrence.
Collider
1.5
It also doesnt help that a good chunk of the third act action is pretty sloppy.
Collider
4.5
Big news, eh Beating up on director Bryan Singer isnt especially risky either.
Vulture
3.0
X Men: First Class, Matthew Vaughns particularly good installment five years back, worked actual world history the Cuban missile crisis into the franc ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
But Apocalypse never rises from the sum of its parts, becoming another bloated summer spectacle that rides the rail between fan service and coherent s ..
3.5
Its also pertinent that the X Men movies have always been anchored by great actors.
The New York Times
3.5
Taken as the next chapter in the series, Apocalypse is an undeniably fun and entertaining adventure and does a pretty good job of establishing Xaviers ..
IGN
2.0
The 21 greatest superhero movies of all time The irony of Singer clapping himself on the back, though, is how specifically X Men: Apocalypse then dege ..
Telegraph
3.8
One of the best of the X Men films, the new entry is full of finely crafted action, all of it in the service of interesting and well thought out ideas ..
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
The X Men franchise has pulled off a feat previously thought impossible and rose up from its own ash hole like a renewed phoenix.
The Young Folks
2.0
But youll only need one.The more the film harks back to other X instalments, the more youll wish you were watching those instead.
3.5
But it ultimately lacks the cohesion and energy of Days Of Future Past.
Cinema Blend
4.0
By the time it gets to the climactic showdown against Apocalypse, its obvious what an unstoppable force he is, and everything leading up to that point ..
Ny Daily News
4.5
This is an entry in the mutant saga that grows better with successive viewings and even manages to sneak some under the radar performances that stand ..
JoBlo
3.5
Far better than the early buzz suggests, even if the last act is a bit of a mess. Some terrific set pieces.
JoBlo
3.0
Niche references will excite X Men comic book and animated series fans but confuse (as well as potentially alienate) moviegoers who may have expected ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Singers fourth X Men film wants to be clever, it wants to make a moral statement and it wants to be the most epic X movie ever.Instead, its a goofy, c ..
The Globe And Mail
3.1
Yes, its quite a crowd, and thats not the half of it.This ninth installment in the Marvel mutant superhero franchise is rife with urgent and (dare we ..
Philly
3.0
It is usually not a good sign when the climax is devoid of suspense and mass scale destruction fails to invoke fear.With Professor Xavier reminding Ma ..
2.0
The storyline is loaded with too many characters and the staple of eye candy cannot cover up the emptiness at the heart of the drama.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Still, by the standards of the genre this is mostly a first rate job, in this viewers estimation the best of the superhero flicks to appear thus far t ..
One Guys Opinion
3.5
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox What makes X Men: Apocalypse so exciting isnt really any one thing but rather its cohesion, its storytelling verve.
Village Voice
2.5
Theyre joyless technical exercises, as predictable as a video game.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
It has its trite and over extended story grow overstuffed even if the visuals remain pleasing.
Sover
3.8
Its a safe bet for early summer entertainment a loud, colorful, fast moving spectacle.
ReelViews
2.0
10 1 7 / 10 2014s X Men: Days of Future Past provided an opportunity for director Bryan Singer to return to a film series he began in 2000, working to ..
Blu Ray
2.5
But compared to the sleek and often thrilling X Men: Days of Future Past (2014), the movie seems dull and bloated.
Chicago Reader
1.9
The plotting never gels into something cohesive, with multiple scenes coming out of and leading to nowhere.Worse, without the ideas about their place ..
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
This is way too long for a non fan but is good for the superhero universe enthusiasts, if audience reaction is an indication.
2.5
Director Bryan Singer made more hay with Marvels mighty mutant menagerie in the early 2000s, but the new film comes undone with too many characters an ..
Usa Today
2.5
Still, its hard to complain considering how entertaining and well made X2 is.
Reel Film Reviews
3.5
If youre looking for standard summer movie action, this movie has it. Its like a Tiny Toons adventure version of the original X Men films.
You Tube
3.5
Ultimately, not the best film. Although it was better than X Men: Last Stand. So they have that going for them.
You Tube
4.5
I really think they do a good job of making it silly and schlocky and serious and fun and action packed.
You Tube
2.0
Someone in the bowels of the grotesque X Men publicity machine must have been truly desperate for an original angle on X Men: Apocalypse last week.
The Times
2.0
Despite being overstuffed, the plot works well enough, and there is more than enough spectacle for action film fans.
Lariat
3.0
The film moseys along well enough for a while, neither creative enough to be engaging nor dull enough to be boring.
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The films Godzilla like ability to assemble and completely waste a legendary ensemble cast would be impressive if it werent emblematic of a Hollywood ..
News Review
2.5
You end up dreading the inevitable Quicksilver stand alone film rather than appreciating a fun moment.
News Review
1.5
Like all these superhero films, the plot doesnt make a lot of sense.
indiaglitz
3.0
The climax is undoubtedly spectacular, but audiences must be experiencing battle fatigue by now when superhero blockbusters like Age of Ultron and Bat ..
Radio Times
3.0
If you cant ever get enough of these characters, youll probably have a grand time.
Screen It
4.0
X Men Apocalypse is very rousing fare even if it does leave a mind boggling number of loose ends and unanswered questions.Click here to preorder an ex ..
Independent
4.0
X Men Apocalypse is very rousing fare even if it does leave a mind boggling number of loose ends and unanswered questions.Click here to preorder an ex ..
Independent
3.1
Everyones favorite mutants are back for the latest installment of the superhero franchise: X Men: Apocalypse.
Rolling Stone
2.0
Watching the same origins, the same conflicts, the same struggles, you could describe it as more, but you also call it the same.
Pop Matters
2.5
Marks a shocking letdown from Singers earlier contributions; what once soared now slogs.
The Wrap
3.0
Is it sluggish and overlong.Does it contain roughly 100 more characters than it needs
News Day
2.0
Some of the franchise stalwarts, such as Jennifer Lawrences Mystique, are given too little to do.Most are given too much.
Cs Monitor
3.5
Fortunately, and this may well be worth the ticket price, X Men: Apocalypse is often a beautifully rich dessert of a movie to watch.
Film Journal
2.5
This is especially depressing in a franchise that, at its core, is all about celebrating differences.
New York Post
2.5
Michael Fassbenders performance in this film is as good as any hes ever given.
Hindustan Times
3.1
If youre a fan of the series, you cant justify skipping it entirely.But like Jedi, X Men: Apocalypse will eventually take a backseat to the better ins ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
Their sonorous delivery did a lot to raise the tone and Fassbender, McAvoy and Lawrence keep up the tradition.
Smh
3.5
Here, he manages a breathtaking otherworldly tableau just often enough to underline the movies stasis.
Npr
2.5
Without those game changing hits, Christopher Nolans dark Batman trilogy and Disneys witty, irreverent Marvel Cinematic Universe might not have arrive ..
Star Tribune
1.5
And thats fine, but it doesnt make for a terribly memorable moviegoing experience.
3.1
And therein lies the films problem.Apocalypse is by far the least interesting villain of the X Men franchise, not only because his powers seem to be l ..
Q Network
3.0
Its two and a half hours of surface level action and superficial ideas that still havent broken in to the more complex themes of prejudice, racism, ha ..
Cinema Crazed
1.5
For deeply steeped Marvel Comics aficionados it will probably be fairly satisfying, and theres no reason on earth why anyone else should even bother.
Salon
3.0
X Men is a franchise that can coast on the considerable appeal of its suitably extraordinary ensemble, but even these actors cant distract from the fa ..
Flim List
2.0
Summation X Men: Apocalypse is homely and leaves mental blankness.
Film Inquiry
3.0
Nonetheless Apocalypse will thrill the fans as it offers plenty of eye candy throughout its multiple plot lines, not withstanding the Hugh Jackman/ Wo ..
2.5
A mediocre multitude of mutants...with no character development, meaning no emotional investment.
Susang Ranger
4.0
The bottom line though is the X Men: Apocalypse is a very entertaining and exhilarating entry into the superhero genre.
Flickering Myth
2.0
They were smart films that always put character and story above spectacle.
Book My Show
2.5
...if you arent an X Men fan, watch it for the excellent VFX and for some good laughs. Either way, missing this is a big mistake.
Book My Show
3.0
But Isaac is wasted in a role with little emotional energy.A major household appliance would have delivered more heat.
Time
2.0
Bryan Singers headbanging X Men: Apocalypse, the ninth (!) in the series, proves that even the end of the world can be boring.
Boston Herald
2.0
Is it too much to ask that X Men: Apocalypse spells the end of days for this very tiresome franchise
Express
4.0
X Men: Apocalypse isnt perfect but it is still a rousing, actionpacked tale and after so many sequels it achieves the impressive feat of leaving you w ..
Express
2.0
Whats most disappointing is how familiar this end of the world feels. Magneto floats with his arms out. People put fingers to temples. Nothing new to ..
The Film Stage
2.5
The film leaves the grieving and anger about collateral damage to this years major rival superhero franchise installments Batman v Superman (the bad o ..
Chicago Tribune
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse has a similarly strong cast McAvoy, Fassbender, Lawrence, Isaac but the primary emotion you feel for them is embarrassment.Franchise ..
Boston Globe
2.0
The Quicksilver scenes are fun to watch for the same reason a lot of Civil War isnt: You can actually see whats happening. Deadpool is probably the be ..
Uproxx
2.5
If youve seen any other X Men movies, you know that Xavier (James McAvoy) knows theres still good in Erik. (
Uproxx
2.5
Its the 1980s now, in this yes third installment of the X Men historical comic book drama trilogy, after 2011s groovy Bond ian 1960s set X Men: First ..
Flickfilosopher
2.0
So what, exactly, does this fearsome entity with mad skills want with four flunkies
The Irish Times
2.5
Once you craft a satisfying, epic finale to a series, how do you keep things going
Las Vegas Weekly
3.5
Franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and big budget efforts like Batman v Superman have blown the narrative out as wide as possible and set a ..
The Atlantic
2.0
The franchise is all the worst for it.Apocalypse is an unsatisfying retread that feels like a major case of cinematic deja vu.
Lyles Movie Files
1.0
It isnt that X Men: Apocalypse is a bad adaptation of the X Men comics or that its a bad X Men movie sequel, its just a bad movie altogether.There is ..
Birth Movies Death
3.0
But its bad moments are worse than the worst bits in Captain America: Civil War.
Standard
3.5
The same is true of this latest entry into the franchise, X Men: Gritty Ivan Ooze.
Pajiba
3.8
While nowhere near as easygoing or as uncomplicatedly likable as its superhero sibling, theres so much more to mull over and think about that I couldn ..
Movie Freak
3.0
Theres no spark, and everyone lumbers through the motions. The apocalypse, it turns out, is deadly dull.
Detroit News
3.5
It repeats a lot of what has come before, but solid thrills make it more fun than old, for now.
3.1
And theres no denying the films dazzling superpowers and global scale spectacle.
Groucho Reviews
2.5
THE AISLE SEAT by Mike McGranaghan X MEN: APOCALYPSE The mutant superhero franchise hits a low point with X Men: Apocalypse.On the surface, everything ..
Aisle Seat
3.5
Those are all absolutely great ideas and an excellent path forward for the series in the modern age of superhero cinema.
Forbes
1.5
Easily the worst team X MEN movie ever made. Makes X MEN: THE LAST STAND look like X MEN: FIRST CLASS.
Forbes
2.0
Is X Men: Apocalypse the worst ever film to carry the venerated X Men brand
Herald Sun
3.0
Yet the futures still bright for the X Men franchise, bright enough it might need some ruby red shades.
Consequence Of Sound
2.5
Nothing in the rest of the movie rises to that level of bad taste.But then, nothing in the rest of the movie really rises to any level.
Nj
3.0
I cant say that I hated watching Apocalypse.It unreeled with the usual fury, but its playbook evolves over two and a half hours without finding much t ..
Movie Habit
3.0
Apocalypse squanders what should be a very strong cast Almost every element of Apocalypse feels like a wasted opportunity, but the characters and perf ..
Vox
3.0
X Men Apocalypse is not the worst film featuring gifted mutants, but far from the best.
Hey U Guys
2.0
The concept is beyond threadbare.Whatever qualities, emotional or otherwise, that might lend power and terror to images of global destruction are cruc ..
The Play List
4.0
Creating and managing a fully functional adult life can get overwhelming.
Scroll
3.5
What Singers film lacks aside from a fresh narrative angle is ambition.
Film School Rejects
3.0
This is a cast that is easily likable, but the creative teams behind it arent giving us anything that feels fresh.
Film School Rejects
3.0
But it seems weve totally forgotten about X Men: Apocalypse, the latest film in a franchise that started the modern superhero film craze in earnest 16 ..
Ner Dist
1.5
Young mutants Raven Darkholme (Jennifer Lawrence) and Tye Sheridan (Scott Summers) in X Men: Apocalypse.
The Age
2.5
X MEN: APOCALYPSE has a problem, but its not that its unwatchable.
Maki At The Movies
2.0
The special effects are fast, frequent, and generally overwhelming; they look stunning, for the most part, but their sheen wears off when 99% of the i ..
2.0
Easily the most incoherent and irrelevant of Bryan Singers X Men movies.
Cine Vue
3.0
It may not be of the Civil War calibre what is but its still a fun filled superhero romp worth a viewing.
Mirror
3.0
It doesnt exactly welcome newcomers.With so many characters to serve, some are inevitably shortchanged.
Games Radar
1.0
It doesnt tell us or show us anything new it doesnt bring anything to the franchise.
You Tube
2.0
Despite epic intentions, X Men: Apocalypse reveals a franchise running in place, its levitation twist on destruction things fall up rather than down n ..
Tamp A Bay
2.5
The script is clunky and almost devoid of memorable one liners (the best is an in joke about X Men: The Last Stand by way of Return of The Jedi), whil ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.5
Apocalypse certainly has its issues, but it is undeniably a fun and engaging comic book movie that is only second to X Men: First Class in how well it ..
Star Burst Magazine
1.0
The third instalment in the rebooted comic book franchise is a colossal failure on every conceivable level.
Lw Lies
3.0
Often dark, surreal and with its stories coming with a subtext about tolerance, the films have held up well.Apart from, that is, the first trilogys du ..
Nz Herald
2.5
But its less compelling than Captain America: Civil War and even mopier than Batman v Superman..The best Marvel mutant movie of the year remains Deadp ..
Kansas City
2.0
If youre just in it to see mutants scrap it out, Dragon Ball Z style, youll probably leave satisfied. That wont stop Deadpool 2 from drawing stuff on ..
Flicks
3.8
Overall, X Men: Apocalypse bookmarks the chapter on one of the teams most powerful foes and leaves us wondering whats in store for the next class of t ..
Red Eye Chicago
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse isnt a catastrophe, but you may find it lacking.
Stl Today
3.0
Apocalypse feels like it comes from the alternate timeline where Singe. . .reached into an uneven bag of overheated story bits and fished out a few gr ..
The Stranger
2.0
The ending of this movie implies there will be yet another installment.
Cleve Land
2.5
It was something no one had ever seen before.It was truly uncanny.
Screen Crush
3.0
The set up is sometimes quite intriguing. Especially when it features Michael Fassbender as Magneto (massively magnetic).
Ft
3.0
Director Bryan Singer delivers amazing visuals and lots of action from a tenuous plot and a ropey script.
Independent Ie
3.0
There are no jokes and few surprises in X Men: Apocalypse, but it doesnt matter what I, you or anyone else says or thinks about it.
Independent Ie
3.5
Well, at least its an enjoyable spectacle.Rich Cline Watch the trailer for X Men Apocalypse:
Contact Music
2.0
X Men: Apocalypse is a catastrophic event for the mutant superhero franchise.
Film Racket
0.5
There are no flashbacks that show their origin or clarify their motivations, there is no evolution, Apocalypse is a flat and boring villain, with bad ..
3.0
But still the landscape of the X Men movies is emotionally richer and more gripping than anything the sleek, assured Avengers movies have yet accompli ..
Vanity Fair
3.0
The film has spectacle, masses of destruction and oodles of 3D wizardry.
The Arts Desk
3.0
X Men: Apocalypse (12A) 144mins X MEN: Apocalypse completes the series Origins trilogy and in theory it should be incredible.Instead it is confused, m ..
The Sun
2.5
Enormous goings on keep going on, and on, in X Men: Apocalypse, a collection of explosions, eruptions and conflagrations that suggests the implosion o ..
Wsj
4.0
The resolute lack of an inner struggle, coupled with Fassbenders potent intensity, is the most disturbing element of this story.
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
A frustrating exercise in superhero movie overkill, X Men: Apocalypse wastes a talented cast and interesting premise to deliver the worst entry yet in ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.5
Overall, this may not be the best superhero film ever and you might come out of it releasing that theres a sequel too many out there.
FilmFare
3.0
Following the trend of previous X Men films, Apocalypse is an entertaining mess of contradictions.
Daily Dot
3.1
Somewhere in the midst of the computer generated carnage of X Men: Apocalypse, as the valiant mutant students of Prof. Charles Xavier again did battle ..
Sltrib
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse isnt a pretentious disaster like Batman v Superman, but following the excellent Captain America: Civil War and the previous X films, ..
Scmp
2.5
I suppose McAvoy is fine here, though these days I cant see a character in a wheelchair without wondering why Hollywood doesnt bother to use some of i ..
4.5
Its a stark reminder of just how good Fassbender is, but its not long before hes recruited by Apocalypse and transformed into little more than hired m ..
Ign
2.0
That would have been a more realistic scenario but I guess its not quite on this scale.
The Film Pie
3.8
Even the hardcore geeks who like to get their Comic Con on might be feeling a little superhero fatigue right about now. Still. You owe it to yourself ..
Chicago Sun Times
1.3
Abandoning the franchise to hack Brett Ratner to make the ill fated Superman Returns, Singers recent X men: Days of Future Past felt like a warm up to ..
Movie Crypt
3.0
X Men: Apocalypse makes a lot of expensive noise while attempting to put a new spin on the concept.
Straight
3.0
X Men: Apocalypse is a solidly entertaining film that doesnt quite reach the lofty heights of Captain America: Civil War.
Movie Web
1.0
But without a compelling villain, its hard to resist feeling like its just more of the (mutated) same.
Sandiego Reader
3.0
But this cast is too potent to allow a truly bad movie to unfold around them.
Cinemix Tape
3.5
Gosling and Crowe give very charming, lighter than air performances.
Straits Times
3.0
The latest edition in the X Men saga may be biting off more than it can chew but thanks to Oscar Isaacs Apocalypse it is still catnip for fans of the ..
Dead Line
3.0
Theyre officially old school not just because the film franchise is 16 years old, but because despite the time hopping and constant recasting it still ..
Metro New York
2.0
Apocalypse is so desperate to get your attention it forgets to earn it.
One Room With A View
3.5
X Men: Apocalypse may not be the satisfying third film in the series that one would like but it certainly does the job...
Solzy At The Movies
3.0
Theres no question Apocalypse is a mess, for the reasons detailed and plenty more, yet for some reason, it sat with this viewer more easily than the s ..
Flavor Wire
2.0
Where does this leave the X Men.Im sure I dont know anymore, because X Men: Apocalypse attempts to be all things to all people and ends up being neith ..
The Shiz Nit
2.0
Wolverines cameo is vaguely gratifying, but takes far too long to establish and offers little worth beyond giving those wanting to see a not totally i ..
What Culture
3.1
The film is fun in its own right with its grand scope and great special effects, and it doesnt require a viewers knowledge of its predecessors to be e ..
Mercury News
3.0
So, to put it mildly, X Men: Apocalypse is something of a mess, but while its saving graces are not enough to keep the sinking ship steady, theres eno ..
The Skinny
2.5
A big, dumb superhero movie can and should be a lot of fun when done right.
Polygon
2.8
Apocalypse isnt on the same level as Days of Future Past, but its absolutely enjoyable even when it runs probably a half hour too long.
Under The Radar Mag
3.0
You cant play a symphony with a single note. With Apocalypse, Singer never gets around to varying his single, gloomy, dreary tune.
The Verge
3.1
X Men Apocalypse would be considered a perfectly acceptable superhero movie if far more satisfying movies in the genre didnt already exist.
Post Gazette
2.5
But any wannabe modern day relevance is lost in a muddle of dumb plotting.
The Daily Beast
3.0
Well it was true of the original X Men series and its true of this one.
The Ooh Tray
2.0
Where 2011s X Men: First Class and 2014s X Men: Days of Future Past nimbly combined the smart and spectacular, X Men: Apocalypse is a bloated affair b ..
What So
4.0
Even the familiar world wrecking destruction at the end of the movie has its moments (the undersea eruptions are CGI at its least hackneyed).
reason
3.0
The main villain isnt interesting either, making the whole thing rather boring.
Bowling Green Daily News
3.0
When it doesnt, its dull and messy.The pros do outweigh the cons, but only just.
Scifi Now
2.0
Everything about this movie makes me angry but nothing makes me madder than squandering charming actors playing fun characters.
Lainey Gossip
4.0
X Men: Apocalypse plants its feet very firmly in that era, which should please old school fans to no end.
Scifi Movie Page
3.1
In other words, things are getting a little stale in the X world, and X Men: Apocalypse, while a perfectly competent superhero installment, doesnt do ..
Seattle Times
3.0
All of the expected thrills of a superhero movie are in place.Mass destruction of recognizable landmarks
Guide Live
3.0
X Men: Apocalypse is right alongside Batman v Superman and Civil War: overstuffed but underwhelming.
The Mary Sue
3.5
Oh, right, theres Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), a powerful telepath/telekinetic. (
Film Journal International ..
3.1
Glowering under buckets of gloppy blue makeup, Isaac doesnt seem to be playing a godlike figure capable of destroying the world as much as the sort of ..
Clclt
3.5
Despite the long run time and obvious filler, this is a wholly entertaining blockbuster of superhero magnitude.
Fresh Fiction
3.0
Considering the amount of time spent watching Apocalypse round up his forces, youd think hed be a marginally interesting villain but that isnt the cas ..
3.1
X Men: Apocalypse seems to know exactly what its doing and feels comfortable and confident in its retro, 80s set world. The film balances its self ser ..
National Post
3.5
Review: X Men: Apocalypse with Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence Michael Fassbender as metal bending superhero Magneto in X Men: Apocalypse.
The Australian
3.0
Theres nothing innovative or surprising in the way the film goes about its destruction.
People
2.0
X Men: Apocalypse makes Batman V Superman look plausible and well scripted.
The National
3.0
The scale overwhelms the characters, who are largely void of motivation or purpose ...
Sky
4.5
For those of you still intrigued, Ill keep it as real as possible.This is no Captain America, this is X Men and you shouldnt expect to be blown away b ..
Blacknerd Problems
3.5
This attitude can be sensed in the way Hollywood action filmmakers regard Americas past.
National Review
2.0
And so X Men: Apocalypse makes one more bridge to our present: Its just much more fun to smash em up than to do the dull work of planning whats next.
M Tv
3.5
Bryan Singer has managed to pump out what is probably the best X Men film after First Class. He really does demonstrate what a difference a director c ..
Tiny Url
2.0
Quicksilver once again provides the high point, not just in a callback to the Pentagon scene in the last film but in this films brief but most emotion ..
Movie Mom
4.4
X Men: Apocalypse may have a few structural problems, feel a bit stretched, and leave a few narrative holes, but it is still an exciting and engaging ..
Cinema Sight
2.0
Its loose structure, hit and miss action sequences and underused characters mean it struggles to hold the attention consistently.
Fan The Fire Magazine
3.0
But after the inventive First Class and the mind bending Days of Future Past, it does feel disappointingly formulaic.
Daily Star
3.0
Full of amazing special effects and horrible destruction, X men: Apocalypse is, presumably, the last film to feature the Future Past characters.
Media Mikes
4.0
All at once, X Men: Apocalypse is an ending, a new beginning and a dynamic superhero origins story.
Toronto Sun
2.5
The real, actual apocalypse may be happening right now! Apocalypse the movie ... not so much.
Theepoch Times
3.8
Im not an aficionado of sword and sandal flicks, and thats how this starts: In ancient Egypt, an unrecognizable Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awak ..
Qc Times
2.5
Worst of all is that the action sequences rank among Singers weakest and least imaginative.
Fw Weekly
3.1
Thats not to say there isnt still plenty to enjoy in this outing, but the overriding sense is one of missed opportunities.
Film Frenzy
3.1
The ninth movie in the franchise, leaves the impression that its makers should have left well enough alone.
Sf Examiner
2.0
X Men: Apocalypse comes from the more is more school of thought, and though its biggest X Men film to date, its also his most disappointing.
Blog Bullz Eye
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse feels like a franchise that should take a knee.
Hollywood Into To
2.5
Leave it to the mesmerizing Fassbender to find the gritty pathos within a generic superhero flick.
Us Magazine
2.5
Luckily, though, hes played by Oscar Isaac, so hes not entirely unbearable.
Spectrum Culture
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse may not be one of the series finest entries to date.
Cairo 360
3.0
Lets give credit where its due. The first X Men film launched the modern era of Superhero films. Unfortunately the latest installment is a mixed bag. ..
Wp Me
2.5
Too often, X Men: Apocalypse feels like a misstep for a series that, at its best, offers great action sequences and thoughtful allegory.
Johnhanlon Reviews
2.5
If only the filmmakers possessed the mutation to travel back in time and make a different movie thats smart and fun like the last two films, rather th ..
Tulsa World
4.0
X Men: Apocalypse understands this, which is why its the best superhero movie of the year.
Washington City Paper
3.5
This offering is big and chaotic and definitely succumbs a bit to the law of diminishing returns, but it is certainly a damn sight better than The Las ..
3.0
Thus for every witty Deadpool and thrilling Captain America: Civil War, there is a so so contribution to the saga.
Film Ireland
3.0
It surely wont be the last X Men film but its likely the last to feature star players Lawrence, Fassbender, and McAvoy.
Stream On Demand At Home
2.0
This leaves the now veteran cast of the X Men reboot series to carry the film.
Toledo Blade
3.5
Did you like the other X Men movies.Bryan Singer directed 2000s X Men, the sequel, X2, returned a decade later to helm X Men: Days of Future Past, and ..
Thril List
4.0
The lets top ourselves mentality results not in more tension or drama but sheer overkill.
Honey Cutts Hollywood
4.5
Suffice it to say that if I can find this sort of thing entertaining, true fans of the genre should be handsomely rewarded.
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
2.0
The latest installment in the X Men franchise is more action than substance.
Metro Active
3.8
The movies overlong, at nearly 2 1/2 hours, but the first 90 minutes are the best superhero stuff weve seen this year, full of character building and ..
Heral
4.0
But at least Apocalypse sticks to the one time zone, unlike its predecessor The Days of Future Past.
News
2.5
The only question that remains is whether after two and a half hours youll leave the cinema feeling energised or disappointed.The answer is a mix of b ..
News
2.0
The mutants of X Men: Apocalypse are fighting their greatest enemy yet: sequelitis.
Review Journal
3.0
Apocalypse isnt exactly the best of the X Men movies, but its hardly the worst either.
Richard Crouse
1.9
My one takeaway from this film is that Bryan Singer really, really wants to direct a Dark Phoenix movie.
Free Beacon
2.0
The save the world plot is too generic and weak for a movie stretching long past two hours and it doesnt explore any new angle, crevice or hole this g ..
Impulse Gamer
4.0
I, Tom Laurie, and my sister, Leona Laurie, are (re)watching every Marvel movie so we can cheerfully and critically discuss them.In what is indisputab ..
Geek Girl Authority
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse is the latest, and the title is unfortunately non prophetic.
MLive.com
3.8
Director Bryan Singer misses the prime chance to put this into a more emotional perspective by touching upon the human consequence of said destruction ..
The Film File
3.8
Alexandra Shipp and Oscar Isaac are among the myriad mutants of X Men: Apocalypse.
Commercial Appeal
3.0
If you liked Transformers: Age of Extinction, you will like this.
Iol Co Za
1.0
Apocalypse is by far the worst of the three films of the rebooted X Men series, following 2011s very good X Men: First Class and 2014s even better X M ..
Splice Today
2.5
Its ham fisted, overemotional script, completely bereft of charm or ingenuity, its unremarkable villain and second rate special effects make X Men: Ap ..
The Diva Review
3.0
X Men: Apocalypse loses itself in repetition and too many subplots, leaving all the fun, action and characters we already love aside. Coming from the ..
1.5
Foxs latest Marvel movie is no fantastic failure like Fantastic Four, but it doesnt inspire any enthusiasm for future installments.
L.A. Biz
1.0
The series former wit, resonance and internal logic seem to have been lost Its the kind of film which makes you feel sorry for the many, many actors i ..
Bbc
3.5
All in all, Apocalypse feels like the rise of a new generation of X Men characters that could easily take the franchise to new heights of glory.
Gulf News
3.5
Director and co writer Bryan Singer, who launched X Men in 2000 has steered this latest installment, X Men: Apocalypse and delivered another winner.
Leonard Mal
3.5
Apocalypse is a pretty solid if a little overlong part of the franchise.
The Mercury
3.5
Not as dark and dreary as Batman vs Superman, but not as fun and clever as Captain America: Civil War.
At Home In Hollywood
4.0
Have some patience; youll need it initially.But once the storyline gels and the direction takes hold, the film takes off.
Dwight Brown Ink
2.0
Nothing startling here, but a likeable young cast and an irresistible vibe.
Herald Scotland
1.0
And this is no joke, this is a scene from X Men: Apocalypse, and it becomes symbolic of how misguided the film is as goes through an identity crisis w ..
The Popcorn Junkie
0.5
The most incoherent and irrelevant entry in the latest mutant trilogy.
Enfil Me
3.0
The acting is still excellent, but the story lacks any real sense of danger.
Chesapeake Family
3.0
Despite this large cast of appealing actors, very little has been done to allow audiences to relate to these mutants. Instead, the film relies on the ..
Junkee
2.5
In its attempt to both provide a satisfying ending for the X Men: First Class trilogy as well as set up the new generation of X Men (for future movies ..
Bangkok Post
2.5
For X Men: Apocalypse, the narrative is not of the gripping kind.
The Blus Pot
3.0
There are some issues, even forgiving a loose plot that doesnt do much character work. I mean, Ive read the comics, and I still dont understand what A ..
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
1.5
Perhaps thats what made Singers original X Men films so enthralling.
The Jam Report
3.0
Cities fly and monuments colapse but there isnt any suspense or tension behind any of it.
3.0
The biggest problem with X Men Apocalypse is that it is completely fragmented.
rachelsreviews.net
3.0
Bryan Singers film ticks a lot of the right boxes in terms of visual spectacle and raising the stakes for his characters.
Indie London
3.0
Everyone knows the third one is always the worst, a young Jean Grey ironically reports. X Men: Apocalypse proves Jean Greys point.
Silver Screen Riot
2.5
Situations, character conflicts and lines of dialogue seem to be repeated and reiterated, again from previous X Men movies.
Reel Bob
4.0
This is a fun, exciting and effective sequel that will hardly disappoint the fans, however, it adds nothing new to the franchise.
El antepenúltimo mohicano ..
3.1
X Men: Apocalypse is a reunion film of seemingly endless numbers of super hero characters.
Daily Journal
3.0
In addition, Isaacss prosthetic laden Apocalypse feels like a one dimensional villain.
Flick Feast
1.5
Feels like a warmed over version of what worked better 16 years ago.
Memphis Flyer
4.0
A meaty slab of superhero cinema sandwiched by A listers on either side of the camera, X Men: Apocalypse satisfies a hunger for drama as well as the b ..
Ex Press
3.5
A sci fi fun adventures full of pop culture winks that becomes by its own merits the most festive entrance of the saga.
3.8
When good guys tangle, theres genuine suspense about the outcome, and theres also the dizzying spectacle of watching traditionally complementary power ..
K Gun 9
3.0
It wouldnt really be accurate to accuse this of being the worst of the four major superhero movies released in the first five months of 2016, but it i ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
3.0
But whereas the previous film toyed with formula while perpetuating the franchises strongest social metaphors, Apocalypse mostly obliges a checklist.
Bk Mag
4.4
This episode is the 4th directed by the series originator, Bryan Singer, whose sophisticated touch always allows an audience to enjoy a relatively cer ..
Baret News Wire
2.5
Is interesting, it has pace and is entertaining, but there is also a lack of self consciousness in this new stage of the mutants.
2.5
X Men: Apocalypse isnt bad enough to kill a huge money machine franchise. But if any band of superheroes could stand a cinematic intervention, stat, i ..
Play Boy
3.5
X Men: Apocalypse is not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination.
Fanboys of the Universe
3.0
If this franchise is ever going to feel exciting again, the X creatives would do well to take some cues from the Merc with a Mouth: ramp up the energy ..
My States Man
2.5
Hes camp, but the rest of the movie isnt the rest of the movie tries to parcel out earnest angst to its many, many characters, leaning on recognition ..
Buzz Feed
1.5
They opined that Marvel doesnt need to be the only game in town when it comes to superheroes.
About Boulder
3.5
Regardless of its small trip ups, X Men: Apocalypse succeeds in finding its own unique groove alongside this years many superhero blockbusters.
Ib Times
3.8
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The Cinema Phile Blog
1.5
X Men: Apocalypse is not a bad movie, but it confirms that the saga needs new blood in it.
1.5
While there are some genuinely moving moments in X Men: Apocalypse, it is too often an overly familiar reworking of superhero movie ideas, especially ..
Ohio
2.0
Plus, it doesnt help that Apocalypse looks like a villain from 1995s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie.
Business Insider
3.1
From left, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, James McAvoy as Charles / Professor X, Lucas Till as Alex Summers / ..
Charlotte Observer
3.1
It never reaches the heights of the previous entries; the scripts is too flawed and Sngers direction isnt energetic enough to make us care enough.
Cinencuentro
4.5
A fun and efficient movie full of brilliant and exiting moments, with a a crazy and sometimes cryptic sense of humor.
1.5
The first half is a sloppy mess of bad cliches and disparate plots that dont hang together whatsoever.
Tor.com
2.5
Perhaps theres a little comic book saturation underpinning my apathy, but this outing just had no heart, no zing the story both dull and derivative.
Newshub (NZ)
1.5
This last entry takes the best and the worst from the previous films, resulting in a gray, damp, colorless and passive movie. Nothing happens, yet a l ..
Butaca Ancha
4.0
The director absolutely understands this X Men universe backwards and forwards, and does a wonderful job in keeping things familiar and relevant to al ..
The Movie Kit
3.0
There is a term for this fridging and its extremely lazy storytelling.
Eugene Weekly
4.5
It wasnt terrible, and I dont think it entirely deserves its dismal 47 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Bitch Media
3.0
Like most X Men films, this is a comic book movie that tells a deeply human story at its roots, making the action set pieces all the more thrilling.
Chris Stuck Mann
2.0
Through it all, the production values that have helped to make this series so successful are as slick as ever.Its a long movie, but it doesnt feel lon ..
Family Home Theater
2.5
It hits all the important beats, but doesnt do it with any great imagination.
Sandiego Union Tribune
3.0
The X Men franchise has been one of the most highly sustained superhero films for sixteen years now.Six movies later, and theres still some awe involv ..
Movies With Mae
2.0
Longtime franchise screenwriter Simon Kinberg throws dozens of spicy ideas and new characters into the screen story cauldron to see what marries toget ..
Every Movie Hasalesson
3.8
The X Men are back for an all new big screen adventure X Men: Apocalypse.
Ny 1
1.5
A film with no suspense, no tension and too long for what it actually offers.
La Nación (Costa Rica)
1.9
X Men: Apocalypse is a dull, plodding movie with very little spirit.
Dcw50
4.0
The Last Stand might have had the least Wolverine centric story of any Wolverine starring X Men movie.
Nerd Report
2.0
This is still better than the average superhero flick that is all too eager to be amiable at the expense of any relevant purpose other than awe and sp ..
4.4
Why this is so is a bit of a mystery as the film, as weve come to expect from anything helmed by Singer, is an entertaining, engaging superhero epic t ..
News Gazette
3.5
Looking equally fine on the blue team, uh, that would be the good guys, is Lawrences celebrated and shape shifting Mystique.
Blog Cleveland
3.0
Its a neat touch and exactly the kind of flourish that elevates X Men: Apocalypse to the realm of the passable.
Spliced Personality
3.0
Co writer/director Bryan Singer packs a lot into this massive adventure with much of it fun and exhilarating.
Cinema Clips
3.0
Dont be put off by lukewarm reviews. Its a lot closer to the giddy joy of Captain America: Civil War than the tedious, incoherent slog of Batman V Sup ..
Wow 247
1.5
The craze for the genre started with Singer and its safe to say it also starts to get exhausting with his latest film.
El Universal
3.0
The over stylization of the 80s seems to have contaminated Bryan Singers direction.
3.3
A sequel with more action and destruction, but adds little to the franchise.
3.5
Little distinguishes a superhero franchise from one film to the next beyond its villains, and on that front this latest X Men does feel like a high wa ..
City Pages
3.0
The worst of this trilogy, but in this case worst doesnt mean terrible.
ABC Radio (Australia)
3.0
This shifts the X Men franchise from merely being a LGBT allegory to being a religious one.
4.5
In spite of some issues wth rythym, the film delivers some truly exciting action scenes and will please fans of the comics.
Reforma
3.0
Can the X Men franchise survive the Apocalypse.The X Men films have been a mixed bag over the years with none of them really achieving greatness.
The Movie Sleuth
3.0
A visual effects spectacle from start to finish with lots of action scenes that will get your heart racing.
Cinema Movi L
3.0
The excessive CGI climax only reminds us of the Brett Ratner sequel that Singer had previously ridiculed.
Cine Gods
2.5
Bryan Singer has stopped being relevant in a genre he helped create.
2.0
Sure, X Men: Apocalypse is grander than all of the rest, but, to put it in a cliche befitting this film, bigger doesnt always mean better.X Men: Apoca ..
Bet
2.0
Its the you love, only without his face, eyes, voice, temperament or screen presence. Oh well. Another wasted opportunity, from a decades long series ..
2.0
It all makes for a fantasy fun, if not deafening, two hours and 24 minutes.
Crumon Showbiz Blog Spot
1.5
Slow, then bloated, and explodes with boredom, and will probably lull you to sleep before you even get to the end. I dont know where it went wrong sin ..
Chase Whale
3.0
Directed by Bryan Singer, who helmed two of the original X Men movies as well as Days of Future Past, its a perfectly competent action movie with a fe ..
Ars Technica
1.5
Its not the worst movie in the saga, but the previous ones set the bar too high, making this a minor entry.
3.0
Yet the weight of all that has transpired in between bogs down X Men: Apocalypse, which yields good moments but juggles too many characters and callba ..
Money Cnn
2.8
Apocalypse is a step backwards to the 90s cheesy superhero genre, where the plot is simply ridiculous and the characters look like cosplays or parodie ..
Garuyo
3.5
The latest film in the popular X Men franchise falls short of its immediate predecessor, Days of Future Past, but fans still get the satisfaction of s ..
2.5
The biggest downside is that it spends so much time trying to be serious.
Oklahoma Gazette
1.5
Professor X and Magento should finally admit their toxic relationship is really lust and get on with it.
1.5
Might work in the first half, but it turns into a mess full of destruction.
Reforma
1.5
Ultimately, X Men: Apocalypse is a massive disappointment, being boring and repetitive where it should be thrilling and imaginative.
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