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X-Men: The Last Stand

PG-13·2006·104m

Adventure

Action

Science Fiction

Thriller

Adventure

Action

Science Fiction

Thriller

Summary

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Logan / Wolverine

Patrick Stewart

Professor Charles Xavier

Ian McKellen

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Famke Janssen

Jean Grey / Phoenix

Halle Berry

Ororo Munroe / Storm

Kelsey Grammer

Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast

Shawn Ashmore

Bobby Drake / Iceman

Elliot Page

Kitty Pride

Anna Paquin

Marie / Rogue

Vinnie Jones

Cain Marko / Juggernaut

Aaron Stanford

John Allerdyce / Pyro

Ben Foster

Warren Worthington III / Angel

Michael Murphy

Warren Worthington II

Rebecca Romijn

Raven Darkholme / Mystique

James Marsden

Scott Summers / Cyclops

Dania Ramirez

Callisto

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Dr. Kavita Rao

Cameron Bright

Jimmy / Leech

Josef Sommer

The President

Bill Duke

Trask

Daniel Cudmore

Peter Rasputin / Colossus

Eric Dane

James Madrox / Multiple Man

Desiree Zurowski

Mrs. Grey

Adrian Hough

Mr. Grey

Haley Ramm

Young Jean Grey

Chris Claremont

Lawnmower Man

Stan Lee

Waterhose Man

Cayden Boyd

Young Angel

Tanya Newbould

Dr. McCoy's Assistant

Anthony Heald

FBI Mystique Interrogator

Connor Widdows

Jones

Kea Wong

Jubilation Lee / Jubilee

Shauna Kain

Theresa Rourke Cassidy / Siryn

Luke Pohl

Flea

Julian Richings

Mutant Theatre Organizer

Lloyd Adams

Lizard Man

Richard Yee

Little Phat

Via Saleaumua

Phat

Meiling Melançon

Elizabeth Braddock / Psylocke

Omahyra Mota

Phillipa Sontag / Arclight

Clayton Watmough

Glob Herman

Ken Leung

Kid Omega

Julian Christopher

Prison Truck Guard #1

Brad Kelly

Prison Truck Guard #2

Makenzie Vega

Prison Truck Little Girl

Mi-Jung Lee

Newscaster

Benita Ha

Worthington Technician

Ron James

Prison Truck Driver

R. Lee Ermey

Sergeant (voice)

Lance Gibson

Spike

Aaron Pearl

Team Leader

Chelah Horsdal

Minivan Mother

John Pyper-Ferguson

Minivan Father

Brenna O'Brien

Minivan Daughter

Justin Callan

Minivan Son #1

Alex Ferris

Minivan Son #2

Peter Kawasaki

Photographer

Ron Blecker

Commander

Emy Aneke

Alcatraz Lieutenant

David Smith

Omega Mutie

Olivia Williams

Dr. Moira MacTaggert

Tony Stef'Ano

Mutant (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Brett Ratner

Writer

Zak Penn

Writer

Simon Kinberg

Reviews

tmdb44006625

March 9, 2019

X3 is a complete disaster. Worst X-Men movie ever. See rant below:

Not only is the Phoenix storyline butchered, but the script rewrites the personalities of its key characters. Since when were Cyclops, Xavier, and Magneto such assholes? Halle Berry's demand for more screentime basically means she shows up in more scenes. Her character has no arc and often says lines that contradict what she said in previous scenes. Rogue has also turned into a whiny sidenote, part of a shoehorned in love triangle, which is disappointing given that the trilogy started from her perspective.

Throwing in as many mutants as you can on the screen, some with powers that would be good if this were an X-Men spoof, but here it's played for absolute seriousness. It also means every character is essentially one note because there's no time to develop anyone. It certainly doesn't help that the movie carelessly removes or kills off half the team from the previous two films. Instead of shocking me, I'm sitting there never sure who I should be rooting for (except for Wolverine).

X3 hurtles through scene after scene to get from one action set piece to another, and at just 93 minutes, there's never any time to process the plot. Of course the movie has to sequel bait with a final scene that suggests everyone will eventually get their powers back. What a way to render the entire movie pointless.

Lastly, this movie cost $215 million to make. Only about a quarter of that money shows up on the screen. The CGI, green screen, and makeup effects are obvious and look horrible. So the movie looks like crap, tells it's story like crap, and treats it's characters like crap. X3 is crap.