X2

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X2

PG-13

2003

2h 14m

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Stryker (Brian Cox), a villainous former Army commander, holds the key to Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the future of the X-Men. This threat re-ignites the call for a mutant registration act. Stryker starts a full-out assault on Professor Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) mansion and school. After escaping his plastic cell, Magneto (Ian McKellen) proposes a partnership with Xavier and the X-Men to combat this new formidable enemy they both have in common.

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Critics Consensus

Tightly scripted, solidly acted, and impressively ambitious, X2: X-Men United is bigger and better than its predecessor -- and a benchmark for comic sequels in general.

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Alonso Duralde

The Advocate

04/05/2022

X2 is pretty much all that you’d ever want out of a comic book movie -- it’s smart, it’s breathlessly paced, the characters have at least 2 1/2 dimensions, and the action sequences are jaw-droppers, even on the small screen.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

01/10/2018

The truth is, the film is never again as good as its brilliant opening sequence.

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

01/03/2018

X-Men 2 remains a decent enough sci-fi effort, which delivers on most of the levels fans could expect. Too bad it's hampered by a plot that wouldn't get green-lit for an average episode of Buffy.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

4/5

Shockingly manages to balance the sillier, more cartoonish tone of the X-Men franchise to tell an unexpectedly mature narrative.

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Sean Axmaker

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05/04/2024

At 135 minutes it never feels long, thanks to a driving pace, rapid crosscutting between parallel stories, and spectacular action scenes that never forget about the characters at the center.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

12/15/2023

3.5/4

Inspiring hope for equality and further suggesting that governments are at the mercy of the populace, the franchise actionizes these themes to gratify both the mind and senses as few comic book movies have ever done to this point.

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Gabriel K

@GabeKnowMovies 1d

Even better than the first movie! Introduced many new characters and found the story to be more intriguing this time around.

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Guilherme M

@GuilhermeRT Jul 21

Far superior than the first movie. This one actually had a good storytelling and memorable characters. I might start liking the X-Men after disliking them for a long time.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Não foi mau, mas também não tem nada de extraordinário. Achei o filme um bocado longo demais. A primeira metade foi boa e conseguiu agarrar a atenção, mas depois disso o ritmo quebrou tanto que eu só queria que aquilo acabasse logo

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Carter H

@quality_finds Jul 11

Wow, did NOT expect this movie to be as good as it was I assumed the X-Men movies were underdog movies, but after watching X2 I realize it just depends on what you like X2 is another well written, entertaining, and creative movie I will say I don’t get the same feeling as the comics but I certainly do love this movie 4.5 stars is not something I was expecting to give an X-Men movie but I cannot think of any reason for it not to be The reason I would give this movie 4.5 instead of 5 is because as much as I loved it, I didn’t like it as much as MCU movies And another reason being that the quality of the movie was high but it had a few cringey parts But 4.5 stars for a phenomenal film!

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Ben W

@Username618 Jun 30

Think that this is the one which begins by saying Magneto was a child of Auschwitz and so that explains everything. Erm... Too far.

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Randomation H.

@LimberisLuke2319 Jun 22

One of the best superhero movies ever made

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Synopsis

Stryker (Brian Cox), a villainous former Army commander, holds the key to Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the future of the X-Men. This threat re-ignites the call for a mutant registration act. Stryker starts a full-out assault on Professor Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) mansion and school. After escaping his plastic cell, Magneto (Ian McKellen) proposes a partnership with Xavier and the X-Men to combat this new formidable enemy they both have in common.

Director: Bryan Singer
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Screenwriter: Dan Harris, Michael Dougherty, David Hayter, Bryan Singer, Zak Penn
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Marvel Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action|Brief Language|Sci-Fi Violence|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $214.9M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)