I found that this movie is continuing the trend of the X-Men series getting progressively more tired and uninspired. It had flashes of great action movie spectacle, but settled into a grind of very expensive rote movie making. It is full of laughable gaps in continuity in the X-Men story- Wolverine fought in the Civil War...what?? If Storm and Cyclops were held captive by Striker and rescued by Wolverine- how is it that they have no recollection of him at all when they meet in the first film? Hugh Jackman tried his best to carry this tired mess. Stony faced, emotionless actor-droid Liev Schreiber has finally found a good niche in playing puffed up angry guys...good for him.