X-Men: Days of Future Past

Item: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Rating: 3
Author: Frank Showalter

2014 | United Kingdom–United States–Canada | 132 min | More...

A convoluted time-travel story that crumbles under the slightest introspection. But I’m hard pressed to care given it retcons Last Stand from existence. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender wring out what little gravitas the material offers.

Viewing History

Thu, May 22, 2014 at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - One Loudoun
Sat, Feb 20, 2021 via Blu-ray (2014 | 20th Century Fox | Theatrical Version)

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