In a year that has seen one of the biggest shake-ups in the
Hollywood release schedule of all time, the fact that this movie, one
most of us weren’t even sure we’d ever get, managed to come out is kind
of miraculous. Of course, in that miracle lies the biggest obstacle standing
between this production and success: The fact that we’ve been teased about this
thing for a few years by now. Personally, I was counting my blessings that this
film made it to theatrical release to begin with, and knowing how wonky the
X-Men franchise has been these last several years, I didn’t really go into this
with major expectations or anything. I get the feeling that that’s the best way
to approach this film, as it’s honestly pretty damn good when taken on its own terms.
