Review: X-Men Dark Phoenix
It's the end of an era. Not only because the saga of this new generation of mutants has ended, but also because it is the last film to emerge from the association of Marvel and an independent Fox. Indirectly Avengers: Endgame has left the bar high in the face of the closings of the superhero franchises and although we did not expect such a deployment by X-Men: Dark Phoenix, we have been left with the feeling that this film could have been a bit plus.
In this latest installment, during a space mission, Jean Gray is hit by a mysterious cosmic force that nearly kills her. When he returns to Earth, he discovers that he now possesses far greater power than he once had, but that it is as incredible as it is uncontrollable. Then, the young mutant must fight against this force that she barely understands, while jeopardizing her bond with those she loves and the planet is invaded by an alien force that wants to use it as a weapon of destruction.
As I said before, I did not expect from this X-Men: Dark Phoenix the deployment of what was seen in the latest installments of the Disney MCU. However, the beginning of the film, as entertaining as it is shocking, allowed us to look forward to seeing a film at the height of what this more than respectable saga deserved. The dilemmas that have haunted the mutants, in this delicate relationship with humanity, are not long in coming and lead to a series of captivating and intense sequences that give us a sequence in truly spectacular space that takes advantage of several of the best characters in this franchise.
However, as we entered the second third of the plot and when it seemed that we were about to enter the long-awaited climax, the rhythm began to collapse. First, because of some holes in the script, by the same director Simon Kinberg, who for some reason has suddenly decided to speed up the times, downplaying key facts in the story, such as the protagonist's own feelings and dilemmas.
Then X-Men: Dark Phoenix decides to give way to his third act and with it comes the main course, the conclusion, the closure of everything that Jean Gray has been harvesting throughout its almost two hours of duration . Right now things are balanced and the action scenes are starting to make a little more sense, while some of them are quite spectacular. Although I think that these great characters could have been much more exploited, the outcome gives a little room to each of them as a good farewell, it is also a complacent and entertaining ending, so few things can be reproached from the plot. Of course, the most demanding may be expecting something much more epic and they are possibly right, especially for a Phoenix that does not end up being all the great thing that could be expected beyond her last great act.
Finally we have to mention in a special way the soundtrack by the great German composer Hans Zimmer, who manages to raise several of the scenes even above their own potential. The music also accompanies a fairly powerful audiovisual display that has not left us wanting to see more.
In conclusion, the closure of the last X-Men franchise independently created by Fox has come to an end at the hands of a Jean Gray who may not have lived up to what we expected, especially considering that she has become a Phoenix. A few holes in the script, time cuts, and too many scenes haven't helped the equation either.
However, X-Men: Dark Phoenix is an entertaining movie with some good moments that are mainly at the beginning and also at the end. Beyond this, if there is a real reason to pay the cinema ticket is the possibility of seeing this great cast, made up of several of the best actors of the current generation of Hollywood, dressing for the last time as a mutant.
