Slow start; Big bad not big or bad enough; Very little excitement.

X-Men: Apocalypse needed to be special. It's not simply serving as a quasi-reboot for the franchise, but also needs to distinguish itself from the plethora of comic book films debuting this year. Deadpool (review) was able to do so with an R-rating and a rule-breaking attitude. Dawn of Justice (review) did not, as it lacked focus and could not live up to the hype. X-Men: Apocalypse, however, finds itself between the two, since it’s easy enough to watch, but just as easy to forget.