Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Brian Cox, Famke Janssen, Alan Cumming, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Anna Paquin, Kelly Hu, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Anna Paquin, Aaron Stanford, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Michael Reid MacKay

Director: Bryan Singer

Summary: The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures... In the White House, a would-be assassin, an acrobatic, teleporting blue mutant Nightcrawler menaces the president. Meanwhile in the Canadian Rockies, Wolverine searches for answers to his mysterious past at the top-secret facility where he received his metallic skeleton and claws. <BR><BR>Back at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Jean Grey and Storm instruct students Rogue, Iceman and Pyro, while Professor Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart) and Cyclops pay a visit to the imprisoned Magneto (played by Ian McKellen). Soon these enemies will unite to defeat the hate-filled military scientist William Stryker (played by Brian Cox), who wants to rid the world of mutants.

X2: X-MEN UNITED, the remarkable sequel to X-MEN, picks up shortly after the first film's finale. At the White House, a would-be assassin--the acrobatic, teleporting blue mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming)--menaces the president. Meanwhile, in the Canadian Rockies, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) searches for answers to his mysterious past at the top-secret facility where he received his metallic skeleton and claws. Back at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) and Storm (Halle Berry) instruct students Rogue (Anna Paquin), Iceman (Shawn Ashmore), and Pyro (Aaron Stanford), while Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Cyclops (James Marsden) pay a visit to the imprisoned Magneto (Ian McKellen). However, Magneto has a secret weapon in the shape-shifting Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos). Soon allies and enemies alike will unite to defeat the hate-filled military scientist William Stryker (Brian Cox), who wants to rid the world of mutants. When Stryker launches a ruthless two-pronged attack that leaves the school under siege and Xavier and Cyclops captured, Wolverine and the remaining X-Men must spring to action to save their friends and prevent all-out genocide.
Even better than its excellent precursor, X2 delves deeper into the X-Men mythology, introducing new characters and touching on essential storylines from the decades-long run of the Marvel comic book series. Providing larger action-packed set pieces and more advanced special effects, director Bryan Singer further develops the characters of Jean Grey, Storm, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Iceman, Pyro, and Mystique. Each member of the cast breathes vitality into their mutant characters with Wolverine, perfectly portrayed by Jackman, once again the wild heart at the centre. A love letter to longtime fans of the comic and an amazingly entertaining movie for everyone else, X2: X-MEN UNITED is that rare breed of sequel that manages to improve on the original in every way.

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Reviewed by: cooljimbop
Posted on July 21, 2005 8:48 AM

Easily one of the best superhero movies out there. This is action packed from start to finish with a decent enough storyline to keep it bobbing along. Superior to the sequel in many ways, this is a much darker film and occassionally a tad heavy going. At over 2 hours long, some would call it boring and think it drags a bit, but if you like your superheroes this should have you entertained throughout. Definitely worth a look, if not a buy. The Special Features are solid and entertaining assuming you like documentaries and commentaries.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.40 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary From Director Brian Singer John Ottman And Tom Sigel, Audio Commentary From Lauren Shuler Donner Ralph Winter Michael Dougherty Dan Harris And David Hayter, The Secret Origin Of X Men, Nightcrawler Reborn, Nightcrawler Attack, Evolution In The
Year:	2003
Release Date:	May 3, 2004
Runtime:	128 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	24224 C D V D
Keywords:	Special, Men, Two, General, Edition, Wide, Screen, Fiction, Science, X, Horror, Discs, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Science Fiction