![]() ![]() More importantly, key character flaws, such as young Xavier's need to take a drug that removes his powers but gives him the ability to walk, are barely developed. There are precious few scenes set in the film's dystopian future, and such new supporting characters as Peter " Quicksilver" Maximoff ("American Horror Story"'s Evan Peters) and Bishop ("Intouchables" star Omar Sy) are given as little screen time as the future versions of Xavier and Magneto. But it's still frustrating to see such a propulsive film selectively revisit certain subplots. As a result, Singer (director of the franchise's three best films) and screenwriter Simon Kinberg are confident enough to bluster through key scenes with just enough one-liners and character-defining action to push things along. "Days of Future Past" is the seventh X-Men movie since 2000. "Days of Future Past" moves so fast that you might think Dennis Hopper posthumously strapped a bomb to it, and yet the relentless forward motion proves a mixed blessing. Unfortunately, the obstacles that stand in Logan's way and the stakes that he's fighting for aren't particularly well-developed. ![]() And in the process, Logan is forced to motivate and re-unite younger versions of Raven, Xavier ( James McAvoy), and Magneto ( Michael Fassbender). ![]() To prevent the Sentinels from becoming government-sanctioned weapons, the mutants send Logan/Wolverine ( Hugh Jackman) back to 1973 to stop Raven "Mystique" Darkholme ( Jennifer Lawrence) from murdering the Sentinels' creator, Bolivar Trask ("Games of Thrones"'s Peter Dinklage). A murder of mutants led by benevolent Charles "Professor X" Xavier ( Patrick Stewart) and frenemy Erik "Magneto" Lehnsherr ( Ian McKellen) conspire to save both human and mutantkind from shape-shifting, killer robot Sentinels. ![]()
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