Dark Phoenix
critic Reviews
, 22% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Dark Phoenix ends an era of the X-Men franchise by taking a second stab at adapting a classic comics arc -- with deeply disappointing results.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJoe MorgensternWall Street Journal
The spectacle is entertaining, up to a point, but even the digital wizardry wears thin, and Dark Phoenix turns into a standard-brand miasma of explosions, collisions and swirling force fields.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAtavia ReedChicago Reader
Turner delivers a solid performance as a young woman coming to grips with an unknown force, and James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender maintain the frenemy bond we've grown to love.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
A middlin' X-men effort that cheats the saga of its past, present and future, messing with the story-line in unacceptable ways. Plus, it looks big and cheap - but mostly cheap.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMichael HaleSight and Sound
Outgunned on the action front by box-office rivals and too nervous to tell a more intimate story, Dark Phoenix leaves the franchise running on empty.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMichael SragowFilm Comment Magazine
It's as if the writer-director [Simon Kinberg] is using a superhero movie to rediscover the roots of soap opera. His emphasis on everything Young about the franchise swamps everything that's Adult.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
It felt terribly, terribly scrappy.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMike MassieGone With The Twins
The music by Hans Zimmer is a huge improvement over the last several X-Men chapters.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCharles KoplinskiReel Talk with Chuck and Pam
The X-Men franchise limps to a conclusion with this lifeless entry that finds director Simon Kinberg in over his head.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatthew St. ClairCinema Sentries
What could've been a poignant, epic conclusion to a lengthy franchise ends up being an unmemorable spectacle that's a quick payday for those involved.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard PropesTheIndependentCritic.com
I'm fairly sure at some point I mumbled 'We get the point already!'
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