The main issue with the movie is that the characters all follow points to a plot line like just a means to an end. The true clashes and contradictions worthy of the story aren't explored enough, people are either angry or sad, empathetic or vengeful. It feels like they were just filling out a form to get the movie out the door. The core is there, every once in a while they tap into it but leave the audience wanting for a lot more at the end so when the story climaxes, there isn't much tension revealed, leaving a shallow feeling of sympathy.
This is a weird take on the Dark Phoenix saga, it reads more like a purposefully self-inflicted wound throughout rather than a tragedy of circumstances. When that is the case, it fails to invoke a true emotion out of the audience or provoke any thoughtful insights into the human condition. Jean, as the mess that she is, could be a golden opportunity to contemplate on a lot of issues, you know, themes such as remorse, acceptance, family, abandonment etc. Instead we get complete reversals and changes of heart triggered in a couple of sentences just so we can skip to the next act.
That being said, the nerd rage 1/10 scores hardly reflect the actual quality of the movie but serve more of an indication of the emptiness in the reviewer's life putting a lot of expectations and placing a lot of emotional attachment on the movie. Anyway, it's still good enough for keeping the franchise going someplace, hopefully better. If you really believe it deserves better, there is always fan fiction to contribute to.
This is a weird take on the Dark Phoenix saga, it reads more like a purposefully self-inflicted wound throughout rather than a tragedy of circumstances. When that is the case, it fails to invoke a true emotion out of the audience or provoke any thoughtful insights into the human condition. Jean, as the mess that she is, could be a golden opportunity to contemplate on a lot of issues, you know, themes such as remorse, acceptance, family, abandonment etc. Instead we get complete reversals and changes of heart triggered in a couple of sentences just so we can skip to the next act.
That being said, the nerd rage 1/10 scores hardly reflect the actual quality of the movie but serve more of an indication of the emptiness in the reviewer's life putting a lot of expectations and placing a lot of emotional attachment on the movie. Anyway, it's still good enough for keeping the franchise going someplace, hopefully better. If you really believe it deserves better, there is always fan fiction to contribute to.