X-Men: Apocalypse Reviews- 12 Early Reactions You Need To Know
2. Olivia Munn Is Great... Her Costume, Meanwhile, Is Not
The chance to see Psylocke is one of those moments fans have been waiting for for a long time - she ranks alongside Nightcrawler and Gambit as fan favourites, after all - and while there's always going to be an element of fans who want to see her in her traditionally risque costume, a couple of reviews pointed out that it seems a little cynical. The Wrap in particular weren't impressed:
"Whats Munns reward for three impressive seasons on HBOs The Newsroom? A costume thats more appropriate for a cosplay fetish ball than for combat. Theres that joke about yellow spandex that Wolverine makes in the first X-Men movie, the one that underscores the fact that outfits that work on paper dont necessarily translate to film, and one wishes that Psylockes ninja-stipper get-up had received similar consideration."
It does seem odd that costumes would be a specific point of comedy in the original film, and now we're seeing a pretty pure adaption of Psylocke's look. But then those fans who love Psylocke's original look would no doubt have kicked right off if she'd been toned down.
The Chicago Tribune meanwhile have more issue with how little she's in it, despite offering the most promise:
"Shes barely in it, and shes barely wearing much of barely anything, yet I spent much of Bryan Singers earnest, competently crafted slog texting notes to myself regarding a petition Id like to circulate that launches Munns telepathic ninja warrior mutant Psylocke into her own franchise. She's one of A-pocks four horsemen, the woman with the devil in her eyes brandishing a digital lightsaber-y lasso.
X-Men: Apocalypse invests heavily in the moist-eyed emoting going on in the neighborhood of James McAvoy (Professor X, the one with the fancy boarding school for the specially gifted). The storyline requires Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence (the conflicted Magneto and the conflicted Raven, respectively) to try their damndest not to look as bored as they likely are with these roles, better for their income than their craft. Munn's a different, livelier story. She's stoked."
Let's hope she sticks around for sequels and more screentime.