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A "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, although it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and ... read more read more...become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier, who preaches tolerance, and Magneto, who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test -- triggering the war to end all wars.

Some other actors in the film - Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), Daniel Cudmore (Piotr "Peter" Rasputin / Colossus), Eric Dane (Jamie Madrox / Multiple Man), Michael Murphy (Warren Worthington II), Dania Ramirez (Callisto), Omahyra Mota (Arclight), Ken Leung (Kid Omega), Mei Melançon (Psylocke),Shohreh Aghdashloo (Dr. Kavita Rao)

Alan Cumming was reportedly uncomfortable with the long hours he had to take with the Nightcrawler makeup, but still planned to return for X-Men: The Last Stand. The part for Nightcrawler was so minimal, however, that the studio felt it was not worthwhile to go through the long and costly makeup process, and the character was cut. Nightcrawler's absence was explained in the tie-in game.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Brett Ratner

Release Date: May 26, 2006

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  • magnum32004
    October 31, 2007
    magnum32004
    Some mutants may be wiped out in the awesome climax, but, don't let the mutant death count stop from watching this worthy finale to a spectacular trilogy.
  • lewiskendell
    April 19, 2010
    lewiskendell
    It doesn't take long to see that The Last Stand has a very different director than X2, and it also doesn't take long to figure out what Brett Ratner's philosophy for the third X-Men movie is. MORE! BIGGER! More mutants! More action scenes! Bigger explosions! More special effects!... read more X-Men 3 tops X2 in all those areas I just mentioned, but it's definitely not the better movie.

    The main area I think The Last Stand suffers in, is the story. They took two absolutely huge stories that easily required their own movies (the Dark Phoenix and the mutant "cure"), sand tried to stuff them all together into one plot. It just doesn't work well. Events seem too hurried and under-developed, and after the solid story of the last movie, that just isn't acceptable.

    I understand that story choices have to be made, and they won't always be made in the way I would do things, but the large body count and drastic character changes just seemed unwise, to me. X-men 3 is a decent movie, and nowhere near the horrible disaster that was still to come in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but this pales in comparison to its predecessor.
  • Showrogan
    October 4, 2009
    Showrogan
    The attempt was made to make the characters really shine in this one, but some were misplaced, their powers and their deaths played into a hype...Kelsey Grammer as Beast was a great addition, but they shouldn't have cut Alan Cumming's out as Nightcrawler, as minimal as his part a... read morelready was it could have been expanded, it didn't have to be left on the editing room floor...
  • SirPant
    September 16, 2009
    SirPant
    After Singer left the franchise in the lurch it was all downhill (Superman was shit by the way). Brett Ratner didn't do too badly but the biggest crime was to kill off some of the much loved characters. X4 looks unlikely, which is a shame because after X2 I was getting quite exci... read moreted about the whole thing. never mind, I'll get over it!
  • phubbs1
    May 5, 2009
    phubbs1
    Too many characters here and it does'nt look good atall. These type of super heroes dont work because its too much in the realms of fantasy, never happen. Batman is the best because its possible in a way, but these should remain in comics. Its all very cheesey, lots of ham and cg... read morei, although I did like the beast (nice makeup there)
    Ultimately the plot is too far and its just very silly with some characters looking crap and not getting the right amount of screen time to shine. Nice ideas but it doesnt work.
  • DrZeek
    May 2, 2009
    DrZeek
    Logan: Well, for all we know, the government helped cook this up.
    Dr. Hank McCoy: I can assure you, the government had nothing to do with this.
    Logan: I've heard that before.
    Dr. Hank McCoy: My boy, I have been fighting for mutant rights since before you had claws.
    Logan: [to the... read more Professor] Did he just call me boy?

    A decent follow up to X2, but of course, this is far from the last stand and the worst of these first three films. It might as well have been called Wolverine featuring the X-Men, because he is once again made into too much of the star of the show, despite how much more epic the situations surrounding him are.

    Wolverine: I'm the only one who can stop her!

    This time around, a cure has been developed, which can reverse the effects of the mutant gene. This caused commotion among good mutants, bad mutants, and the government.

    At the same time, the return of Jean Grey and her transformation into the Pheonix brings a whole new level of danger to all involved. Both of these aspects of the story eventually lead to an all out battle to the finish between opposing views.

    Prof. Charles Xavier: Don't let it control you.

    I'm not sure why they decided to add even more characters, yet have a shorter running time than the first two movies. If the movie is called the Last Stand, it should be way more epic than 1 hour and 40 some minutes can provide.

    Magneto: Charles always wanted to build bridges...

    Still, there are a lot of great action pieces and effects that make this movie entertaining, in particular a fight that takes place at Jean Grey's house, for me this was the highlight of the film, featuring a combination of wonderful effects, great music, and a particularly impactful moment. If director Bret Ratner could have injected the rest of the film with the style and tone of this scene, there could have been a much better movie as a result.

    Despite how both plots could have been made to be something much more special, the direction that the previous films were put in by Bryan Singer has been thrown out in favor of having a giant brawl at the end of the movie to show off how cool things can seem.

    I don't necessarily blame the problems of this film on Ratner however, unlike most who do, I think its largely due to the screenwriters (as well as input from Marvel producer Avi Arad who has a habit of forcing "cool things" like Venom into movies that don't really need it) who must be responsible for thinking they could fit so much into one film.

    After what had been set up by the first two films, I can't help but feel let down from what had happened here for the supposed conclusion.

    However, once again I found this to be a fun movie to watch. It is the most comic booky of the three, and even if some characters are not given a proper ending, the movie still works for the most part. And despite my dislike for the overuse of Wolverine, Jackman is still damn solid as the character, as are McKellan and Stewart. Kelsey Grammer as Beast is a welcome addition as well.

    Hopefully more tightly focused spinoff films will work to provide solid X-Men adventure films.

    Wolverine: [while he and Beast are fighting off Magneto's forces] I thought you were a diplomat.
    Beast: Churchill said that there comes a time when every man must...
    [pauses to fight off another baddie, then another, then another]
    Beast: Oh, you get the point!
  • allan913
    March 15, 2009
    allan913
    What a spectacular, powerful, amazing, exroadinary, fantastic and unforgettable movie. The best X-men film yet, a worthy sequel but not a worth conclusion to the series but still great. An incrediablely action-packed and kinetic adreniline fulled exravaganza. Pure explosive excit... read morement and fun. This film delivers the goods. Heart-pounding and exciting. A slam-bang and ultra cool adventure. It's an exhilerating non-stop thrill-ride. The cast brings on the greatness. Awsome entertainment. Makes you kicking and screaming and wanting more. Director, Brett Ranther continues what Director, Bryan Singer started.
  • Redlats
    January 18, 2009
    Redlats
    The X-men series continues with a challenge. There is a cure for mutancy! Of course neither of the primary protagonists (Charles or Magneto) are too keen on the cure, but we still see the ultimate battle of the X-Men vs the mutant supremists.

    Not often in a series that as man... read morey of the primary characters are bumped off or neutralized. I liked the addition of tiny Ellen Page who walked through walls.
  • mrpopcorn
    November 29, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    "Take a Stand"

    The explosive X-Men motion picture trilogy officially draws to a close with this release that finds Rush Hour director Brett Ratner stepping in for Bryan Singer to tell the tale of a newly discovered mutant "cure," and the polarizing effect it has on muta... read morent/man relations. With the pressure on mutants to give up their powers and pledge alliance with the human race reaching a critical turning point, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) urges tolerance and understanding as his nemesis Magneto (Ian McKellen) gathers a powerful resistance in preparation for the ultimate war against humankind. Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, and James Marsden return to reprise the roles they played in the previous two X-Men films, with Kelsey Grammer and Vinnie Jones joining the cast as Beast and Juggernaut respectively.

    Review
    I had higher expectations for this movie than I guess that I should have. For whatever the reason, they just do not follow the actual story lines of the comics at all in this movie. Its almost like they just took a bunch of X-Men comic book characters and just rewrote stories for all of them opposed to using the stories in the comics. The movie even gets to a point towards the end where you sort of go "why don't they just do 'this'" I won't say what happens, but lets just say I was really disappointed with the way they handled some of the main characters in this movie. The only plus is that they had a lot of new X-Men brought in that most of us would be familiar with, however, once again, their story lines don't match up with the comics. I say that you should go see this movie because it is the last one, but don't expect much.
  • garyX
    September 14, 2008
    garyX
    Like the Batman franchise before it, the original director jumps ship and all the excellent groundwork he made goes straight down the toilet. All the intelligent characterization and snappy dialogue from the second film is replaced by soapy melodrama and ham-fisted flag waving re... read moreminiscent of the cheesiest elements of Independence Day without the sense of humour. The plot is incoherent and lacks structure, the character development is without exception either laughable or non-existent, and the undeniably spectacular set pieces are unexciting because they contain no emotional drama at all. The fact that the highlight of the film for me was a joke about someone being kicked in the balls sums up just how hugely disappointing it was.
    Addendum:
    15 reasons why X-Men 3 was crap:
    Where's Nightcrawler?
    Cyclops disappears after 2 minutes on the screen without explanation
    Professor X is killed for no reason half way through (and then they put in a crap excuse to bring him back as a different actor)
    Angel appears at the beginning says two lines, and only reappears at the very end without a word of explanation
    Vinnie Jones is in it
    What happened to Storm's accent?
    The ending is EXACTLY like "bad Willow" in the crap season of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
    Six (count 'em SIX) of the best characters are now either dead or de-powered for NO GOOD REASON!
    Dubious politics...they want to stop the serum being used as a weapon, so they erm...use it as a weapon?!
    The Danger Room sequence with the sentinel looked like it would have been a MUCH better movie!
    Wolverine turned into an army recruitment poster and a pussy.
    Where exactly had Phoenix BEEN for three months??
    Wolverine: "I love you! NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
    Ahem. Rant over.

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Critic Reviews

David Ansen
July 7, 2010
David Ansen, Newsweek

Sillier than the Singer versions, Ratner's movie is also -- for this less-than-reverent X-Men fan -- more satisfying. Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
June 22, 2006
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

X-Men: The Last Stand has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
June 7, 2006
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

[I] found myself strangely moved by the sense of relationships, friendly and unfriendly, coming to an end in a dull return to normality in the world of humans and mutants. Full Review

David Denby
May 30, 2006
David Denby, New Yorker

What a comedown, after the weirdly beautiful things Singer and his technicians did in the first two movies. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
May 26, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The Last Stand is a hugely ambitious picture, and it would have been far more successful if Ratner had scaled it down to focus more on the interaction between the characters. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
May 26, 2006
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

[Director] Ratner makes a hash of the story and characters his predecessor brought to such complex, sympathetic life, delivering a pumped-up exercise in mayhem, carnage and blunt-force trauma. Full Review

Randy Myers
May 26, 2006
Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News

True, Ratner is no Singer, but in The Last Stand he delivers the goods with gusto. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
May 26, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

To anyone more discerning, and certainly to those fans who cherished the way the first two movies took pains to honour what made the X-Men such special mutants, the final blowout will seem like a blow... Full Review

Carrie Rickey
May 26, 2006
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Of the three X-episodes, Ratner's is the least involving. Full Review

Richard Corliss
May 26, 2006
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

How many distinguished veterans of the Royal Shakesepeare Company does it take to make a bi-g-budget trashy movie? Well, two. Full Review

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