X-men was
both critically and commercially successful so a sequel was inevitable, but it
took its sweet ass time getting to us, it was May 2003 before the sequel aired.
The script underwent various rewrites (and I’m taking my info from Wikipedia so
make of it what you will) cutting out minor characters (Angel and Beast were
supposed to appear) and giving Storm more screen time after Halle Berry’s
success in Monster’s Ball, which won her an academy award, can we retroactively
take that back after Catwoman?
Relax! I’m
kidding. Released in May 2003 on a $110 million budget it managed to score
around $410m, another tidy profit for Fox and enough that they continue the
franchise in a third movie which I’ll cover later this week. It met with positive
reviews with a 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an average 7.5/10 on IMDb,
both improvements over the first one. But let’s take a look for ourselves.
