Bryan Singer

[Routh:] 'There was always a door open for change, for new creations to happen on the day.'

Runs hot and cold, but mostly satisfies with its "upgraded" science-fiction razzle-dazzle.

Like his superhero, director Bryan Singer carries an Atlas-like burden [but]...with thorough, fan-friendly fetishism, Singer honors the Superman mythos.

[A] pleasing throwback to 1970s war-intrigue pictures.

While it's fair to call The Usual Suspects a gimmick in search of a movie, one could say something similar of, say, an Agatha Christie mystery.

What makes [it] more than just a thrilling science-fiction actioner is the past-present poignancy allowed by time travel and astral projection, indulging everyone's fantasy of telling a younger self what he or she needs to hear.

For all its failings, including the crime of not being exhilarating, X-Men: Apocalypse remains a competent sci-fi actioner.