I just got back from a midnight showing of the third X-Men movie, and I’m sorry to say it’s not up to the standard set by the first movie, let alone the second.
I enjoyed it, but overall it was unfocused and failed to engage me the way the first two movies did.
The special effects were good enough, and the actors did their part. I’d have to say the major blame lies with the script. The major plotline is based on one of the most powerful comic book story arcs ever written, the Phoenix Saga, but all that remains in this movie is the hollow shell of that story.