Out of all the X-Men films made, this was the most expensive in the franchise and is highly regarded as the film that nearly killed said franchise. The big issue many had with the film was the fact that a “cure” for mutant powers was introduced, removing the powers from iconic characters such as Rogue. Many also felt the film crossed the line into “silly” territory, which is very easy to do in a comic book film if a director isn’t careful. The Last Stand also lost the director that made the franchise so popular (and helped show that comic book movie were possible) when Bryan Singer left the series to do Superman Returns.

The film still made a lot of money, but it left a bad taste in the mouths of movie goers.