X-Men: The Last Stand

May 2006

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Synopsis

Experience the awesome power of The X-Men's epic, final battle. Join well-known mutant heroes and villains, and meet a cadre of all-new warriors -- including Angel, Beast, Juggernaut and Colossus -- in this thrilling, explosive adventure! After a controversial "cure" is discovered, mutants can choose to retain their superhuman abilities or give up their unique gifts and become "normal." When peaceful mutant leader Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) clashes with his militant counterpart, Magneto (Ian McKellen), the battle lines are drawn for the war to end all wars. Bursting with nonstop action, spectacular special effects and exclusive extras, X-Men The Last Stand is a force of nature that will blow you away!

Reviews

4.0

1,630 total

5 820

4 343

3 236

2 123

1 108

David Ansen

Sillier than the Singer versions, Ratner's movie is also -- for this less-than-reverent X-Men fan -- more satisfying.

Joe Morgenstern

X-Men: The Last Stand has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining.

Andrew Sarris

[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.

David Denby

What a comedown, after the weirdly beautiful things Singer and his technicians did in the first two movies.

Stephanie Zacharek

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.

Ann Hornaday

[Director] Ratner makes a hash of the story and characters his predecessor brought to such complex, sympathetic life, delivering a pumped-up exercise in mayhem, carnage and blunt-force trauma.

Critic reviews

David Ansen

Sillier than the Singer versions, Ratner's movie is also -- for this less-than-reverent X-Men fan -- more satisfying.

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Joe Morgenstern

X-Men: The Last Stand has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining.

Full Review

Andrew Sarris

[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.

Full Review

David Denby

What a comedown, after the weirdly beautiful things Singer and his technicians did in the first two movies.

Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek

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.

Full Review

Ann Hornaday

[Director] Ratner makes a hash of the story and characters his predecessor brought to such complex, sympathetic life, delivering a pumped-up exercise in mayhem, carnage and blunt-force trauma.

Full Review

Randy Myers

True, Ratner is no Singer, but in The Last Stand he delivers the goods with gusto.

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User reviews

Alex Kimbroughfloski March 16, 2014

Really? Pivotal Plot Points left out.. The fact that they didn't even portray Phoenix correctly,they left out pivotal plot points like the M'Kraan Crystal and the Shi'ar Empire, made this "movie" worse than it already was... Want a crappy movie better than this?? Watch Dragonball:Evolution instead.

Rosie Diamond July 10, 2014

I didn't have to read the comics to know how bad they messed up The only good part of this movie is the fact that Jean dies. I hated her. Worst of the triology. Watch as they kill off your favorite characters, leave out your favorite characters, and depower your favorite characters! Go get first class instead. Kitty is nice though. She is cute.

Aaron Szczech-Johnson September 29, 2014

Marvel's Batman Forever Much like how Warner Bro. wanted a movie that would be lighter in tone and have more action than the original two, Brett Ratner took cues from the studio and "fixed" something that didn't need fixing. I enjoyed the almost gray-scale grit and reality of the first two X-Men movies. The powers of the X-Men are secondary to the insurmountable oppression and fear of the populous at large working against them. The color scheme used in this movie was too comic bookish and out of place from the other two. It is jarring to watch in comparison. Batman Forever wasn't a terrible sequel (unlike Batman and Robin which was so horrible that all copies of it should be destroyed) and neither is X-Men The Last Stand. It stays fairly true to the previous two yet the design is off and the characters veer off. Cyclops is the yin to Wolverines Yang. That was missing.

Sarah Normand July 27, 2013

Good Are you serious about killing Cyclops off? And professor x??? Also, her death was extremely pointless. He could've stabbed her with the cure and then that would've been that. Other than the minor plot holes and deaths, it was great.

MegaTiler August 15, 2014

Haters be hatin'.. Seriously.."oh my gerd..jeans death was stupid he could have stabbed her with the cure.." Use your common sense..she was getting more stronger by the minute..if she even saw the cure in his hand..she would have destroyed it and Wolverine..I swear to god idiots nowadays.

michial harris July 29, 2013

Hell no! For the people who liked this, you probably only have seen the movie and never read the comics. The kill the leader and left a lot of mutants as just side characters. They messed up the morlocks and some of the powers. Juggernaut acted like he didn't know Charles! Don't by, get first class

isaac hernandez July 28, 2013

Amazing This movie was fantastic why do people think its bad and if your so mad at proffeser x being dead wait till after credits there is clip that he is alive so don't be all angry

Edward Lively May 13, 2014

Excellent It was excellent. The hardcore nerds/fans cried, because it didn't turn out the way they thought it should, but it was excellent either way.

John Smith July 27, 2013

WHY!!? How could they do this to this amazing franchise the first two where good and they just pooped on this one

Shawn Turgeon May 19, 2014

As an X-men fan for over 25 years The directors and the screenwriters destroyed any credibility and artistic integrity they had by making this piece of crap. Killing three of the main characters yeah we all know Prof X is coming back but it took 8 years to do so. An absolute piece of s*** movie with absolutely no ties to comic book continuity

Zain Hashmi July 22, 2014

Mehhh This film is a MAJOR step down from Bryan Singer's pitch perfect X2. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) takes over directing duties on this flick. Some moments were good, most moments were bad... It also butchered a huge comic plotline....

Kontar Mwamba July 28, 2013

Wack Killing Cyclops and Professor X by turning Phoenix into a bad Carrie ripoff was insulting enough, but wasting so many characters like Colossus, Juggernaut, and Angel was like pouring salt in the wound.

Mark Burt September 27, 2014

decent everybody cries about the fact that they killed off cyclops that was my favorite part never liked that mutant think the franchise would of been better as a whole if they killed him in the first. they could of done more with the phoenix character but time rules all in holly weird

ad l July 28, 2013

Disappointed Yes finally I was disappointed, though it still had some things to like the bad overshadowed X3.

Andrew Rubiso July 7, 2014

Outstanding I enjoyed the match up of fights. Iceman vs Pyro. Shadow Cat vs Juggernaut. Great movie!

Paul McDonogh May 24, 2014

Almost ruined the xmen franchise If you're looking for something else to watch after Days of Future Past, look elsewhere. This x-men movie is easily the worst in the series.

Shirish Shetty July 28, 2013

Amazing You never learn. Wolverine "I did". Awesome.

Ricky Martinez January 29, 2014

Great movie Never get a old after you've watched it more than once

aaron thacker August 22, 2014

Lame Lame

Kenyra Rhone July 27, 2013

AWSOME Cool

Cast and credits

Actors	Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin
Director	Brett Ratner

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

58%

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Subtitles

English (United States)

Rental period

Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.

Info cards

Enabled

Run time

104 minutes

Rating

PG-13

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