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.
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    Joe 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.
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    Atavia 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.
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    Tim 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.
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    Michael HaleSight & 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.
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    Michael 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.
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    Mark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
    It felt terribly, terribly scrappy.
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    Ash JeffersonBut Why Tho? A Geek Community
    I can’t in good conscience recommend that anyone spend their hard earned money to go see this film in theaters, but if you are a die-hard X-Men fan like me you might find that it’s a surprisingly fun ride.
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    Joseph GarciaDynamic Duel Podcast
    These Fox X-Men films have been nothing if not inconsistent. But I think "Dark Phoenix" is in the top half of this franchise, due to the honest performances, great action, and decent story.
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    Keith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
    This time they do justice to the story, not without a few kinks, but still in a way I found entertaining and satisfying.
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    It's not that Dark Phoenix is a complete disaster - it's that the franchise hasn't changed much in the last 20 years, while the rest of the superhero genre has continued to grow and evolve.
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