Since X2 has such a fond place in people's hearts there should be a little of explanation for giving it a mere "OK." There needs to be some congratulation for juggling so many characters. But praise needs some balance. At the beginning, Magneto is still in his plastic prison but a sudden assassination attempt destablizes everything. It becomes rather obvious covert government operative, William Stryker, and old-time foe of Xavier is behind it and is planning a jihad against all mutantkind. Alas, like EVERY X-film, this film is just really a Wolverine-and-Chuck film in disguise. Which is fine by me but it strains the script to needlessly include Rogue, Iceman, and (new character) Pyro.
One might wish to include Lady Deathstrike but she is radically transformed in this film calling her character is pointless. Could a better film have been tried? Sure. The problem is the decision to keep making the X-Men films into just variations on Wolverine, Magneto, and Professor X debating one another over the use of violence. The X-Men are more than just two people and NOT EVERYTHING reduces to one Darwinian reference or another. A good film and some very funny jokes included indeed but for whatever reason studios seem to keep limited these characters to Wolvie and His Less Famous Friends. Both Shadowcat and Beast appear in cameo roles.
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