X-Men: Days of Future Past is a solid summer movie. Nothing can beat the emotional resonance of the opening of the original X-Men, and these mutants are less relatable for misunderstood teen viewers, but this foray into the franchise was so enjoyable that I willingly signed a mental waiver at one inconsistency between X-Men: Days of Future Past and one of its predecessors. The threat was plausibly serious and believable. When one mutant gets injured towards the end of the movie, I think that I audibly gasped. The solution worked despite the potential pitfalls of time travel narratives, which it largely avoided. It was a more effective reboot than X-Men: First Class. The enormous ensemble cast worked, especially the first strike at a couple of characters that will appear in future Marvel productions. If you don’t love having 2 Magnetos, even if one of them consistently does stupid things, you shouldn’t be seeing the X-Men franchise, or you don’t enjoy hotness. Jennifer Lawrence wins the Jon Cusack award for not being able to physically transform herself from character to character, but by sheer force of will, is utterly believable in each role that she inhabits. Wolverine is finally tolerable in the midst of a huge cast, but tell him to lay off the weights and give his veins and muscles a break. James McAvoy finally was given a chance to exercise his acting prowess and was finally believable as one day becoming the Professor that we know and love. Also Bobby got hot y’all-The Following agrees with him! The end of the movie was like a love letter/apology to the fans and the actors who appeared in the prior movies. Come back-we’re sorry!