Here is a recap of the past X-Men movies and what I thought about each of them: 1) X-Men (B) 2) X2: X-Men United (B) As you see, I've always thought of the X-Men movies as "normal B material." And X3 doesn't change a bit. I can say that X3 is probably the weakest out of the bunch. It doesn't stay true to the comics, but to be honest, I don't really care. Bryan Singer gives the X-Men movies over to Rush Hour director Brett Ratner who, is honestly, not that good of a director. For one thing, he doesn't know how to make long movies, for instance, this is a short movie, unlike the other X-Men movies where they're all over 2 hours. Nope, not this one, it's less than 2 hours. The story for this 3rd installment is almost all about the return of Jean Gray and how she has two personalities. One of course is the kind and gentle Jean Gray who is stuck between a love triangle between Wolverine and Cyclops. Then there is her other personality which is the rage of the Phoenix. Then of course there is a "cure" for the mutants which threatens the exsistence of this race. What I love most about the X-Men movies is this fictionalized world where mutants is a race that almost no one respects. I love to think of it as a subliminal message to today's world. Back to the story, there is this little boy played by Cameron Bright named Jimmy who is "the cure." Which means that if any mutant gets near this boy, their powers are suddenly lost and doesn't work. This of course brings up questions for the people. Magneto is of course the evil one and wants this boy to die so that mutants can stay mutants. But Xavier's team has to save this boy before Magneto gets to him. There are of course new additions to the movie including the Beast played by Kelsey Grammar, which is basically Frasier with blue make-up. Then there of course is the most talked about Juggernaut played by Vinnie Jones who is by the way hilarious in this part. I'm sure you've heard many people insult and question the other charcters like "Where's Gambit?" or "Where did Nightcrawler go?" and things like that. X3 is rumored to be the last X-Men movie (although there are prequels lined up focused on other characters) and this movie did not meet up to the fans' expectations. The flaws are pretty obvious like, of course, the crummy dialogue the actors have to work with and the crappy acting, especially by Hugh Jackman. He did good as Wolverine in the other X-Men movies, but for some reason, he just kept on making bad jokes in this one. Also, Halle Berry had a bigger role in this movie, and she failed to prove she's good as Storm also. The biggest part is the dialogue, it's just so corny. The good things in this movie is the story and the awesome special effects, including things like the Golden Gate bridge being lifted to make a pathway to Alcatraz. Despite some disappointed fans, I still recommend this movie as it still keeps it cool and good-looking style it promises. If you do see it, don't forget to check out that little thing after the end credits. My grade for X-Men: The Last Stand: B