X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Director: Bryan Singer

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

The X-Men series consistently delivers style and substance you don’t generally find with fantasy films. I enjoyed the different characters, and the actors – as usual in these films – are very good. Although the film is a sequel to ‘First Class’, it starts in the future, and then goes back in time to follow on ‘First Class’, and then simultaneously plays in the past and future, so it can be a bit confusing. But – in typical X-Men style – they handle it so well that everything makes perfect sense.

The visuals are insane! This prequel series is not as action-packed as the original trilogy, but it is captivating and a pleasure to watch. It’s actually amazing how they made this fit into the series, with incredible attention to detail and taking all previous films into consideration. Stunning!

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. It received 64 award nominations, winning 16. At the box office, it raked in $746 million on a $200 million budget.

Would I watch it again? Yes.