X-Men: The Last Stand

With director Brett Ratner at the helm, the series sinks into overblown, special-effects-laden silliness | Andrew Coffin

With X-Men: The Last Stand, The X-Men franchise reaches the point where most assumed it would start: It's a big, dumb, fun summer blockbuster. The first two films in the series, X-Men and X2: X-Men United, were unexpectedly smart—with intriguing characters wrapped in engrossing plots and a judicious use of special effects. Bryan Singer, director of the first two films (he left the series to direct Superman Returns), simultaneously satisfied comic book fans and a broader, non-geek audience.

But with director Brett Ratner (Red Dragon, the Rush Hour movies) at the helm, the series sinks into overblown, special-effects-laden silliness. This X-Men (rated PG-13) also boosts the sexual content and bad language, making the film less appropriate for the teenage boys to whom it primarily caters.

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