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OUT NOW RATED M / 113 MINS
DIRECTOR Simon Kinberg CAST Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Jessica Chastain
PLOT It’s 1992. The X-Men are sent on a space rescue by Presidential decree. During the mission, Jean Grey (Turner) is cosmically imbued with special powers, the ramifications of which soon take a toll on the family of superheroes.
BREAK OUT THE hankies, 2019 is the year of sad goodbyes; to the Avengers, the Night Watch, the Skywalkers and to the latest incarnation of X-Men. Taking over from Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and co in 2011’s X-Men: First Class, the stellar line-up, led by James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, have had highs (Days Of Future Past) and lows (Apocalypse).…