X-Men: Days of Future Past
Time-travelling storyline brings together the two X-Men universes created by directors Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2) and Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class). Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy reprise their roles as Professor Charles Xavier, and Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender will return as Magneto. Halle Berry and Ellen Page from Singer’s trilogy and Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult from Vaughn’s film also star. Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will play the main villain.
Based on Marvel's 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
- Director:
- Bryan Singer ('Jack the Giant Slayer', 'X-Men', 'X2', 'The Usual Suspects')
- Writer:
- Jane GoldmanSimon KinbergMatthew Vaughn
- Cast:
- Jennifer LawrencePeter DinklageMichael FassbenderJames McAvoyHugh JackmanNicholas HoultHalle BerryIan McKellenEllen PageAnna PaquinPatrick StewartOmar Sy
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Dominic Corry
flicksWith Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men series and the film tapping into one of the comic books' most well-regarded storylines (written and drawn by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, the guys who made the X-Men cool), X-Men: Days of Future Past represents the franchise's best opportunity for something special in a while.
X Men
First film that I have seen from this franchise. I thought the storyline plot was brilliantly slotted into the right places and scenes that kept the flow of the film going and kept me enthralled. I also noticed that where there were scenes with lines seldom been spoken was made up for in the characters actions, facial expressions and settings. I am thinking...
Not An Epic Movie
This is a complex story to try and turn into a movie because of the number of super heroes involved.They did well explaining the story to the viewer as it is set in the future and the past.It all works and holds together well but does focus more on the heroes rather than involving the surroundings.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Years after directing X2, Bryan Singer returns for X-Men: Days of Future Past, the most ambitious, complex X-Men film yet. Perplexing strangers to the X-Men universe. Catch up on your mutant knowledge before watching this one. For the fans, Days of Future Past is incredibly entertaining. The movie opens in a Terminator 2: Judgement Day type future where the...
Variety
pressTouches genuine chords of feeling over the course of the film’s fleet 130-minute running time.
Total Film
pressSinger has refreshed the series with blasts of his original entries’ X-factors...
The Guardian
pressIf you come to [the franchise] fresh, it can be like trying to follow two games of chess at once.
Hollywood Reporter
pressShot through with a stirring reverence for the Marvel Comics characters and their universe.
Empire Magazine
pressSeveral parts of the story feel undernourished... But what we do get here is largely fantastic.
Flicks, Dominic Corry
flicksWith Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men series and the film tapping into one of the comic books' most well-regarded storylines (written and drawn by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, the guys who made the X-Men cool), X-Men: Days of Future Past represents the franchise's best opportunity for something special in a while.
Variety
pressTouches genuine chords of feeling over the course of the film’s fleet 130-minute running time.
Total Film
pressSinger has refreshed the series with blasts of his original entries’ X-factors...
The Guardian
pressIf you come to [the franchise] fresh, it can be like trying to follow two games of chess at once.
Hollywood Reporter
pressShot through with a stirring reverence for the Marvel Comics characters and their universe.
Empire Magazine
pressSeveral parts of the story feel undernourished... But what we do get here is largely fantastic.
X Men
First film that I have seen from this franchise. I thought the storyline plot was brilliantly slotted into the right places and scenes that kept the flow of the film going and kept me enthralled. I also noticed that where there were scenes with lines seldom been spoken was made up for in the characters actions, facial expressions and settings. I am...
Not An Epic Movie
This is a complex story to try and turn into a movie because of the number of super heroes involved.They did well explaining the story to the viewer as it is set in the future and the past.It all works and holds together well but does focus more on the heroes rather than involving the surroundings.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Years after directing X2, Bryan Singer returns for X-Men: Days of Future Past, the most ambitious, complex X-Men film yet. Perplexing strangers to the X-Men universe. Catch up on your mutant knowledge before watching this one. For the fans, Days of Future Past is incredibly entertaining. The movie opens in a Terminator 2: Judgement Day type future where...
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