Out of all the numerous mainstream comic book movies released in 2016, Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse was the least financially successful as well as being one of the worst-reviewed. In amongst a much louder ruckus caused by the dustup between Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, not to mention the breakout success of Fox's own Deadpool movie, Apocalypse got a bit lost and squared away in people's minds as a failure with no real merit. Which isn't really true.

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While the movie is certainly hampered by fundamental flaws, it isn't without its triumphs which this list will aim to highlight along with some of its more undeniable failures.

Isn’t: The Editing

Even though it trips over its own feet in the end, X-Men: Apocalypse is, for the most part, a well-paced action-adventure movie that moves readily between gigantic set pieces.

While Days of Future Past acted as a kind of bridge between old and new for the franchise, Apocalypse acts as a bridge between new and even newer in a quickly moving story, containing more main characters than ever before, that's set across various continents.

Is: Franchise Fatigue

XMen Apocalypse Mystique Billboard Controversy

Fox's X-Men franchise is quite the rollercoaster in terms of quality but that's part of what's kept fans' interest in it alive. Even at its worst, the way that each movie is constructed is worth talking about. X-Men: Apocalypse a little less so.

The movie is the fourth in the franchise from original director Bryan Singer, who has had his own personal controversies, and it brings virtually nothing new to the table. Characters, events, rivalries, and locations are all covered in greater detail in previous movies and it can leave fans asking why they've bothered to stick around if this is all there is.

Isn’t: It Ties Up Lots of Loose Ends

Not only does X-Men: Apocalypse assemble the core members of the titular superteam and give them each a healthy amount of backstory but it also ties up a number of loose plot threads from previous movies in a satisfyingly conclusive way.

Charles Xavier returns the memories he stole to Moira MacTaggart and Mystique is brought back into the fold while resolving the other aspects of a long-standing emotional feud between Charles and Magneto that seemed unfixable.

Is: What It Sets Up Isn’t Interesting

X-Men Apocalypse - Jean Grey as Phoenix

While X-Men: Apocalypse often feels like the end of a new trilogy, it actually isn't. Dark Phoenix, following three years later, would actually prove to be the final chapter in Fox's X-Men as audiences know them and, considering the opening that Apocalypse leaves for it, it's easy to see why that movie flopped harder than any of the others before it.

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All that Apocalypse leaves for fans to look forward to is a team that they've already seen in action multiple times and a threat that was adapted in the franchise a decade earlier.

Isn’t: Oscar Isaac’s Performance

Oscar Isaac seems like an odd choice for a flamboyantly dressed villain but he's actually one of the movie's more rewarding creative choices.

X-Men: Apocalypse taps into a culturally relevant vein of political demagoguery and Isaac really sells the titular villain as being equal parts compelling and psychotic.

Is: Oscar Isaac’s Costume

Everything that's great about Isaac's performance as En Sabah Nur is limited to what's able to escape the confines of his ridiculously restrictive costume. This is, again, a credit to Isaac's talent as an actor but a damning indictment of the movie's shortsighted decisionmaking.

Isaac does a great job of portraying a bad guy so powerful that he doesn't have to really move but the audience never gets the impression that this was a choice so much as it was a necessity born of the heavy makeup and clunky armor that he's forced to wear.

Isn’t: That Weapon X Scene

The Wolverine in X-Men: Apocalypse

No matter what you may think of X-Men: Apocalypse as a sequel, action movie, or comic book adaptation, the Weapon X scene with Hugh Jackman is simply awesome.

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It was Jackman's final appearance in the mainline X-Men movies before retiring from the role in James Mangold's Logan the following year and he leaves the audience the way it should be left – wanting more. The ferocity of the choreography makes up the most entertaining and violent scene in the entire movie and delivered on a version of the fan-favorite character that had never really been seen before, despite numerous attempts and teases.

Is: Rehashed Ideas

Evan Peters as Quicksilver in X-Men Apocalypse

The X-Men movie franchise actually did already have a number of well-executed sequences and ideas under its belt by the time that Apocalypse came out, which the movie frequently reminds the audience of to the point of actual irritation.

The Weapon X scene expands on an idea that had never really been realized before but the repeat of Quicksilver's highspeed rescue from the previous movie, released only two years prior, feels a lot like the franchise resting on its laurels even if it showcases one of the movie's most enjoyable aspects...

Isn’t: The Music

John Ottman's score for X-Men: Apocalypse, in conjunction with the overall sound editing and mixing, is one of the movie's best qualities and enhances a number of scenes that would almost certainly feel clunky without it.

The use of music, in general, throughout the movie has a palpable effect on the viewer, helping set the scene and give color to the time period as well as providing subtler detail to scenes through the use of popular music that ranges from Beethoven to Metallica.

Is: An Underwhelming Finale

Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse in X-Men Apocalypse

The movie's climax in Egypt ultimately loses all the momentum that the rest of X-Men: Apocalypse so successfully builds up. After dealing with the antagonist's henchmen on a one-on-one basis, what the audience is left with for the grand finale is Oscar Isaac's villain (who can barely move in his costume) swiping his hands at the heroes as they foolishly attack one at a time.

The entire final confrontation is painfully drawn out and devoid of real tension. Its most interesting characters are put out of action the earliest and the foregone conclusion of the heroes' victory never develops the illusion of being earned. You feel relieved when it's over, but not in the way you should and this is sadly what makes up your final impression of the movie.

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