"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must."- Edward George Bulwer Lytton

Apart from the CG special effects in X-Men 3: The Last Stand (Brett Ratner, 2006) there isn't much more positive aspects within the film. Another action sci-fi with a purpose to show special effects. The CG special effects are considerably outstanding merging real and CG remarkably well. However the story-line and characters don't have much interest. Each character’s unique ability has been created successfully, however actual character isn't always pushed to it's best. The acting is not what is disappointing just the story-line and actions limiting the actors abilities. The cast is quite strong with the return of Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and Ian Mckellen. Some aspects within the story-line seem unreasonable and unnecessary. There seems to be too much killing and death, while trying to bring in personal emotions between the characters. Ratner hasn't mixed the two well enough, not allowing any character development, perhaps aiming to attract male fans. Questions of humanity are weakly raised, however could have been explored deeper. X-men 3 isn't bad enough to walk out of but not one worth much fuss.