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Overview
Tagline:
The time has come for those who are different to stand united morePlot:
The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 32 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(66 articles)
Top Ten Movie Sequels (From Rope Of Silicon. 25 August 2008, 2:30 PM, PDT)
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User Comments:
why all the underrating? moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Aug. 30 | 9:00 PM | FX | |||
| Sun. Aug. 31 | 5:00 PM | FX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Patrick Stewart | ... | Professor Charles Xavier | |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Logan / Wolverine | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Eric Lensherr / Magneto | |
| Halle Berry | ... | Storm / Ororo Munroe | |
| Famke Janssen | ... | Jean Grey | |
| James Marsden | ... | Scott Summers / Cyclops | |
| Anna Paquin | ... | Rogue / Marie D'Ancanto | |
| Rebecca Romijn | ... | Mystique / Grace (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) | |
| Brian Cox | ... | William Stryker | |
| Alan Cumming | ... | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Senator Kelly | |
| Aaron Stanford | ... | John Allerdyce / Pyro | |
| Shawn Ashmore | ... | Bobby Drake / Iceman | |
| Kelly Hu | ... | Yuriko Oyama / Deathstrike | |
| Katie Stuart | ... | Kitty Pryde |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)X² (USA) (alternative spelling)
X-2 (USA) (poster title)
X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA) (promotional title)
X2: X-Men United (USA) (promotional title)
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action/violence, some sexuality and brief language.Parents Guide:
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133 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:12 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Bern) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39703)MOVIEmeter: 
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Shortly before the opening assassination attempt on the US president, a number of portraits of past assassinated presidents are featured in the background: Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy and William McKinley. moreGoofs:
Continuity: As water begins to leak into the underground tunnel, Stryker removes his glasses and a close-up shows several drops falling onto one lens. When he replaces his glasses, both lenses are dry. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Professor X: [voiceover] Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence they have been regarded with fear, suspicion, often hatred. Across the planet, debate rages. Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain or simply a new species of humanity fighting for their share of the world? Either way it is a historical fact: Sharing the world has never been humanity's defining attribute.
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Romanze moreFAQ
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A lot has been said about this movie, as is the case with many recent Hollywood comics adaptations. While I truly respect everyone's opinion, I really don't see the point in some criticisms brought up against this movie.
(Definitely NO spoilers ahead.)
First of all, we must realize that X-men comics have been around for decades. They existed before many of you were born. Still, the producers had to assume that the average audience had little or no idea about the mutant phenomenon, but Bryan singer did a very good job (as always) in the first film, and introduced the audience. Besides, adapting such a story with so many characters to the screen is no easy job, and is also risky, considering it's Hollywood and it must return all those millions. So the mutant phenomenon was well explained, the characters and their abilities introduced, and the plot (which actually had a story, unlike many action flicks) was carried out smoothly. All in the running time of one film. good job.
The second film, however, had to concentrate (naturally) on more characters and a more thorough story. This is why I object (in the title) to people criticising this film for "lack of character development" etc. Many of the characters WERE developed in the first film. If you never read x-men comics, and did not even see the first movie, and see this one right away and still expect the director/writer to spell things out for you, well, you'll be disappointed. "Where did Colossus take the kids during the attack?" someone asked. To hide them somewhere, THAT'S where he took them. I don't think people would like to see the director spell out everything, such as Colossus' inner voice saying, "Well, let me take these kids somewhere beneath this multimillion dollar facility, to hide them from the bad guys."
And the newly-introduced characters were introduced well enough. You see their abilities, you see whose side they're on, you even learn more about their personalities as the movie progresses. What else do you need to learn? Which team he supports?
The highlight of the film was definitely Mystique's transformation scenes, very well done.
The movie had many shortcomings, of course, the pace slowed down more than once, some main characters, especially Cyclops, were almost lost, but the plusses were way more than minuses. Especially Nightcrawler, who almost stole the lead from Wolverine. I must also add that Wolverine is much more violent in this film than the first, much more like the original comic character.
As for the people who complain about the abundance of characters. Well, bad news for you. X-men is not a story of a couple of guys and their girlfriends. There are much more characters, hopefully to be seen in the next sequel(s). Jubilee, Pyro and Colossus were all hinted in this one. Though I'm eager to see Gambit also, I can't wait to see how they will do the Beast. Of course, I can see the "no character development" people asking each other, "Who is Beast?"
In short, this movie does what it's supposed to do: Gives us entertainment, and shows us our favorite characters on screen.