Not too bad!
The newest X-Men film finds itself once again in the hands of Brian Singer, the director
of the original X-Men and X2, largely perceived as the franchises best films.
As such, Days of Future Past shares a lot of the tone of the first two movies, but its
also following up the last X-Men entry, First Class, and in an effort to include that film,
we get a time travel story that allows both Singer's original X-Men cast and First Class
to share the spotlight, with Wolverine acting as the bridge between the two time peroids.
The story is an interesting take on the characters, focusing mainly on Charles Xavier and Magneto,
their past relationship, and the impact of their choices they made when they were young.
Despite having decent drama and some solid characterization, don't expect the plot to
make too much sense.
It succumbs to lots of time travel plot holes and comic book logic to explain away its happenings,
which, while not horrible distracting, are certainly noticeable even on a casual viewing.
Also, despite only being in the film for a short time, Quicksilver totally stole the
show in this movie.
Aaron Taylor Joshnson has a hard act to follow playing the character in Age of Ultron.
Overall Days of Future Past is a solid summer flick worth watching if you're a fan of the
property or just having some fun at the movies.