Poorly paced, humorless, and devoid even of memorable or distinctive visuals, “Dark Phoenix” wastes both the talents of its stars and the potential of its revered source material.
Though cumbersome and clunky at certain moments, X-Men: Days of Future Past still manages to deliver on its promise of bringing together the well-remembered cast of the original “X-Men” trilogy with the newcomers of 2011’s X-Men: First Class.