This isn't news, and Wells/Weinstein overstated things. They're not modernizing the language, just paring down the text. They'll still be using verse. ETA: This particular adaptation of the play used to have Philip Seymour Hoffman attached to it ages ago, and I kind of doubt he'd have agreed to do i...

Variety gives it 4/5 http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-x-men-days-of-future-past-1201177971/ Screendaily is quite positive as well (reads like a 4/5) http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/x-men-days-of-future-past/5071565.article?referrer=RSS The Wrap is mixed http://www.thewr...

First three reviews: 2/5 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10825791/X-Men-Days-of-Future-Past-review-A-mess-of-mutants.html The film squanders both of its casts, reeling from one fumbled set-piece to the next. 4/5 http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/review/a570383/x-men-days-of-future...

But everyone else is going to have a Scottish accent, seems distracting to me and will just be a constant reminder she could not pull off the accent while watching the film. Yeah, this really isn't an issue, and I wouldn't be surprised if the accents for the rest of the cast aren't uniformally Scot...

I know someone who worked on the Austin film who told me the same thing about how much Bale worked out there. I'm hoping both might be released next year.

Mark Kermode's video review of this is pretty entertaining.

This is McAvoy's movie through and through. Then followed by Jackman and Lawrence, Fassbender and Hoult.

Wesley Morris just raves and raves about this on the Grantland podcast. http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=9902593

If any of you are interested in a passionate defense of the film by a notoriously tough professional critic, Mike D'Angelo offers up his perspective at his letterbox account: http://letterboxd.com/gemko/film/the-counselor/ He gave it a 75/100 and put in on his top 10 of the year list. In comparison,...

While this sounds incredibly interesting, I'm really curious to know when we should be seeing something from Frank.

The director is on Twitter and said something about early spring (probably just for the UK though). I won't be surprised if the film shows up at Sundance or Berlin.