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Reviews Counted: 215
Fresh: 188
Rotten:27
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Consensus: An improvement on the first movie in the franchise, X2 gives viewers more of what they want.
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: May 2, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $214,813,155
Synopsis: X2: X-MEN UNITED, the remarkable sequel to X-MEN, picks up shortly after the first film's finale. At the White House, a would-be assassin--the acrobatic, teleporting blue mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming)--menaces the president.... [More]
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry
Director: Bryan Singer
Singer and his screenwriters know the value of a surprise and they deliver their share without dipping into the absurd. The result is a movie that surpasses expectations, a superhero flick that can rightfully take its place alongside the best.
Bryan Singer ... makes sure the animating theme of this series -- the freedom to be different in the face of intolerant authority -- doesn't get lost in the din of battle.
Possibly one of the best superhero franchises in history, X2 is thoroughly engaging, well acted and well plotted. Bryan Singer is a master of the genre.
The emotional spectrum has widened, too, encompassing buoyant mirth and heroic tragedy.
Like the first film, this one once again failed me to draw me into the world of the X-Men.
As a big screen comic book, X2 is the most rewarding I have yet seen.
A fitting salute to a comic that has spanned many decades and fans of all ages.
X2 is motivated by a love of the action and characters. It's chaotic sometimes, and parts of it drag. But the affection shows, and you feel the director's enthusiasm.
[T]his is a dazzling bit of comic book adaptation, but it never insults the intelligence.
Thanks to ample action, a stellar cast, amazing effects and a storyline that’s solid without being convoluted, it’s Xcellent entertainment.
The "X2: X-Men United" DVD is Straight Butter and a must own DVD for any true film fan.
The summer has arrived, and with it possibly the best sequel we’ll see this year… The X-Men are back, and back with style.
Fleshes out a futuristic world that is never entirely remote, spiced up with the stinging social issues of the immediate present.
This isn’t bloated the way most sequels can get, this is simply bigger and more impressive in all the right places.
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