'Dark Phoenix' review: 'X-Men' mutant doesn't start the fire
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Jun 06, 2019
3 minutes
I mean, whatever with the "X-Men" movies. It's hard to even rent an opinion on the discrete strengths and weaknesses of a franchise that has devolved to the point of "Dark Phoenix," a lavishly brutal chore nearly as violent as the Wolverine movie "Logan," and a movie featuring more death by impalement and whirling metal than all the "Saw" movies put together.
When the "Dark Phoenix" action climax disappointed test audiences last year, new scenes were written and filmed, though the
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