“Dark Phoenix”

6.8

Not as bad as everyone says it is. Not as great as this franchise deserves. That being said, it’s exactly what you would expect from this saga at this point. A great premise convoluted by a largely unnecessary villain with a side plot that takes away from the characters that everyone is here to see. The distinction between Fox and Disney’s Marvel handling has never been more apparent. The closing of a saga was handled at complete opposite ends of the spectrum, and I for one am glad that all of these characters are now in safe hands. I’m satisfied with the closing, but not really wowed like I was with “Endgame.” I can’t wait to see how the MCU grows with these characters and the combining of universes. Overall: Meh… Not bad. Could have been worse.