X-Men Apocalypse Review: Extraordinary Entry in X-Men Series

For over a decade Marvel's X-Men have been through much on the silver screen. The team of mutants have had 9 films to their name, and in the franchise's history the series has seen highs, lows and Deadpool. Yet despite its extensive cinematic history, there have been certain elements and characters from the X-Men comics have that eluded a celluloid debut. Among the missing factors have been some of the X-Men's most notorious rogues gallery member; with of course the exception of the Magneto. However this could change thanks to the latest entry in the superhero franchise: X-Men Apocalypse. Continuing the story started in X-Men: First Class, Apocalypse not only brings one of Marvel's most iconic villains to the silver screen, but the new movie is said to be a end of sorts to this chapter in the X-Men franchise. So is X-Men: Apocalypse a strong outing for the series, or is the latest entry in the superhero franchise not fit to the X-Men name?

Taking place 10 years after then events of Days of Future Past, Apocalypse continues the story of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender). Since mutantkind had been revealed to the world, the former X-Men have put their heroic days behind them as Charles runs his school for the gifted, Raven continues her mission to save lost mutants and Eric surprisingly starts a family. However all of this changes when an ancient mutant named En Sabah Nur (Oscar Issac) awakens to a brave new world. Seeing that the world must be cleanse, Apocalypse sets off to destroy humankind with the help of his horsemen Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Psylocke (Olvia Munn), Angel (Ben Hardy) and even Magneto. To stop this threat Mystique, along with Beast (Nicholas Hoult), form a  team of mutants including Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Quicksilver (Evan Peters); and together they become the new X-Men.