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X-Men: The Last Stand

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X-Men: The Last Stand

PG-13

Released May 26, 2006

1h 45m

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The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer). They may now choose to give up their powers and become fully human or retain their uniqueness and remain isolated. War looms between the followers of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and those of Magneto (Ian McKellen), who advocates survival of the fittest.

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Critics Consensus

X-Men: The Last Stand provides plenty of mutant action for fans of the franchise, even if it does so at the expense of its predecessors' deeper character moments.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Sillier than the Singer versions, Ratner's movie is also -- for this less-than-reverent X-Men fan -- more satisfying.

Jul 7, 2010

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

X-Men: The Last Stand has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining.

Jun 22, 2006

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

[I] found myself strangely moved by the sense of relationships, friendly and unfriendly, coming to an end in a dull return to normality in the world of humans and mutants.

Jun 7, 2006

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

At several points during The Last Stand, I wondered how many plots and subplots one film could handle, and ultimately, they all proved to be too much for one 104-minute movie.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 15, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

All marvel and little substance.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 21, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

A reinvigorating return to form for the franchise after the second-episode sluggishness of X2.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2020

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James E

Definitely one of the more over hated X-men movies, but still disappointing after the first two. The massive increase in characters is cool to see, but most of them feel wasted or under utilized, especially Colossus and Angel. The story isn’t bad, but doesn’t carry enough weight to stand up among the typical X-men story. Not as bad as it seems, but not too good either.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Nerd W

Killing off cyclops so early into the movie… not a bad movie but could have been better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Meta M

Last Stand is by no means a bad film. Almost twenty years on it holds up pretty well. The issue is the storytelling and narrative. Magneto as the central antagonist again is a bad decision and jean’s transformation into the phoenix is never fully explored. Instead it’s gratified. The film doesn’t know what to do with some of its characters. On the flip side there are some redeeming qualities. I like the action, there’s a certain weight and gravitas to it. The cinematography, VFX, stunts, set pieces are remarkably well done. I love the score, very melodramatic but it’s fitting. There are some poignant, hard hitting moments that hit the right emotional beats. Performances are fine, I feel like everyone makes the most of their screen time. It’s just not as full-filling or as grandiose as it could have been but it does have replay value.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Mate P

X-Men: The Last Stand is unfortunately quite a boring movie, with great visual effects. First of all, it's overstuffed. The film had an ending in the middle and I was surprised to see that there was more. Secondly, I disliked some decisions the writers made about some characters. The dialogues are terrible. Many conversations felt forced or unnatural. The direction isn't anywhere near the first two films. The cinematography isn't good either. The pacing is horrible. This film should fly by. But it's slow and boring, even though it's overstuffed. On the other hand the visual effects have been the best in this film. The cast is also still great. X-Men: The Last Stand is quite unnecessary and I didn't like the decisions it made.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Paul S

I don't know where they went wrong with this one. The story was a jumbled mess and just wasn't as interesting as the first two movies. It had some great action sequences, but that's really the only good part of the movie. It was fun to watch at some points, but overall, it just wasn't as good as the first two.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Diego B

Not that bad a bit messy

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/25

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Synopsis

The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer). They may now choose to give up their powers and become fully human or retain their uniqueness and remain isolated. War looms between the followers of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and those of Magneto (Ian McKellen), who advocates survival of the fittest.

Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Simon Kinberg
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Marvel Enterprises, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Action Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $234.4M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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