The opening sequence ofX-Men: Apocalypseis literally one for the ages.
It is all so earnestly ambitious and proudly silly that it sums up its own forthcoming mutant epic.
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Still, there are charms to be found in such unapologetic grandiosity.
Further, the Four Horsemen, sans Magneto, join his little megalomaniacal cult for no discernable reason.
And the third act is also filled with the kind of dizzying power displays that comic fans covet.
For purists, this kind of operatic nuttiness is probably what theyve been waiting for.
By comparison,Apocalypseis fairly straightforward, as well as black and white, in its storytelling.
That self-aware smirk at Hollywood wisdom also holds true for the First Class Trilogy too.
This review was originally published on May 7, 2016.
