‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Early Buzz: More Like X-Meh, But At Least The Quicksilver Scene Is Pretty Good
Captain America: Civil Waronly just debuted, andBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceis still in theaters across much of the country. But with six (count ‘em) major Marvel and DC adaptations out this year, there’s no time to waste. So buzz is already building on 2016’snextbig superhero showdown,X-Men: Apocalypse. The first reviews are in, and critics have a lot to say aboutBryan Singer’s latest entry in the mutant franchise. Get theX-Men: Apocalypseearly buzz after the jump.Variey’s Geoff Berkshire:
THR’s Todd McCarthy:
EW’s Chris Nashawaty:
TheWrap’s Alonso Duralde:
Indiewire’s David Ehrlich:
The Playlist’s Russ Fischer:
HitFix’s Drew McWeeny:
ScreenCrush’s Matt Singer:
New York Daily News’ Ed Douglas:
At times, it feels like Singer is trying to fit as much as humanly possible into this movie, just in case it’s his last. By the time it gets to the climactic showdown against Apocalypse, it’s obvious what an unstoppable force he is, and everything leading up to that point does pay off.
Comic Book Resources' Kristy Puchko:
We Got This Covered’s Matt Donato:
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is between good and really good. The Quicksilver scene is insane. Cast awesome. Some amazing stuff. Just not a homerun.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty)July 31, 2025
X-Men: Apocalypse is a tremendous pile of crap. The most groan-inducing movie I’ve seen in ages and an exercise in boredom.
— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry)July 19, 2025
#XMenApocalypseis a profound waste of the series' source material, the characters, the talent of the actors on screen, and of your time.
I found#XMenApocalypsesurprisingly good, Fassbender, McAvoy and Isaac were all good but for me Fassbender was just awesome.
— LRM Online (Latino Review Media) (@LRM_Exclusive)June 30, 2025
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE: Goofy, even for an X-Men movie. But perhaps its blatant disregard for continuity/characters/tone is part of its charm?
— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry)July 05, 2025
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is dark & destructive & it feels like a period piece in more ways than one. True trilogy capper — maybe one of the last?
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis)July 08, 2025
