X2 - X-Men United

MPAA Rating

PG-13

Theatrical Release Date

May 01, 2003

Genre(s)

• Monsters & Mutants
• Heroic Missions
• X-Men
• DTS
• Science Fiction & Fantasy

Rating (Stars)

Description

X2 does a fine job of picking up where X-Men left off, giving fans more of what they liked the first time around. Under the serious-minded custody of returning director Bryan Singer, the second film of this Marvel comics franchise ups the ante on Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and the superhero mutants from the first film, pitting them against a mutant-hating scientist (Brian Cox) who's determined to wipe out the mutant race by tricking Xavier into abusing his telepathic powers. More a series of spectacles than a truly satisfying thriller, X2 introduces new mutant allies while giving each of the X-Men alumni--notably the temporarily helpful Magneto (Ian McKellen)--their own time in the spotlight. Well aware of the parallels between "mutantism" and virulent intolerance in the real world, Singer lends real gravity to the proceedings, injecting dramatic urgency into a continuing franchise that, in lesser hands, might've grown patently absurd. --Jeff Shannon

Director

NULL

Stars

• Shawn Ashmore
• Halle Berry
• Brian Cox
• Alan Cumming
• Bruce Davison

Running Time

134 minutes

Original Price

$19.98

Current Value

$1.90

DVD Features

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 2.35:1