12 Movies From 2016 That Were Unfairly Hated

Bryan Singer’s fourth instalment in the X-Men franchise didn’t get quite the critical lashing that its comic book movie contemporaries Suicide Squad and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice did. In fact, X-Men: Apocalypse’s 48% Rotten Tomatoes rating looks perfectly respectable next to their respective scores of 26% and 27% but by and large, critics and moviegoers were less than impressed with the film.

It’s been perhaps rightfully accused of being repetitive and favouring style over substance, but this is comic book movie franchise territory – what did people really expect? Moreover, it’s not an entirely awful film either. It boasts some stunning visuals, a well-cast ensemble (especially Michael Fassbender as Magneto) and even a little Hugh Jackman cameo for true-blue X-Men fans. At the very least, it’s by no means the worst film in the X-Men franchise: that dishonour is currently held by Gavin Hood’s even more critically panned X-Men Origins: Wolverine.