X2: X-Men United Critic Reviews

The fantastic and at times deliciously nihilistic world of X2 is fully, believably three-dimensional. Read the full review

X2 sparkles with a lightness of spirit that was missing from ''X-Men.'' Read the full review

Directed with depth, efficiency, and wit by Bryan Singer, the film suffered only from a tendency to seem like a setup for an even bigger movie...Fortunately, bigger usually equals better here, and when it doesn't, it equals just as good.Read the full review

Brisk and involving with a streamlined forward propulsion, it's the kind of superhero movie we want if we have to have superhero movies at all. Read the full review

About twice as good as the original...bigger and more ambitious in every respect, from its action and visceral qualities to its themes.Read the full review

My chief complaint is that these mutants are a little--well, vanilla. I wish the X-Men had a touch of kinkiness to go with their weird abilities. Read the full review

Perhaps in the next generation a mutant will appear named Scribbler, who can write a better screenplay for them.Read the full review

A summer firecracker. It's also a tribute to outcasts -- teens, gays, minorities, even Dixie Chicks. It's not without thought or feeling, except when its mind gets bent by the gods of box office. Then it's craven and empty.Read the full review

Visually, X2 is a sight to behold, with impressive special effects and a dynamic sense of place.Read the full review