Rush from the rest of the crew sticks X-Men 3: The Last Stand with a side sore. A veritable hash of going too fast and throwing everything onto the wall with no regard for continuity and character development. This is true.

X-Men 3 does rush things, moving so fast as to beat some kind of unseen or unknown record. Explosions and fight scenes are thick with action and bodies flying about the place. The Juggernaut delivers one of the worst lines in the movie and Wolvie kicks it up a notch in terms of cool in the heat of battle.

Beast is magnificent and it's no wonder they chose Kelsey Grammer to be underneath the blue fur. Of all the new characters swimming in the sea of mutants, his is the most developed and most valid. The Danger Room finally gets a look in and it's a pretty fantastic sight.

Plot points jump all over the place and there's this burn of emotion. A heart warming film really. That much works and for that, it's a good film. Certainly not for the whole, but the majority is great.

Of course, what the hell the Phoenix is really there for never gets a reason.