X-Men: Days Of Future Past' Is Going To Be The Movie Of The Summer

Forget Spider-Man. Forget Godzilla.
This summer will belong to the mutants.
Early reviews are pegging "X-Men: Days of Future Past" as the movie of the summer.
Currently, the movie is sitting at 94% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. While we still have a week before its release, that's better than "Godzilla" (74%) and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (53%).
Here's why the movie sounds like a must-see.

Jennifer Lawrence and Hugh Jackman are both great, returning as Mystique and Wolverine.

The Hollywood Reporter (THR):

"Jackman brings powerful physicality, laconic humor and depths of sorrow beneath his gruffness that make him an unusually nuanced figure for a sci-fi action movie."

"Lawrence is sensational, whether slinking around in Mystique's body-hugging blue reptilian skin, displaying the shape-shifter's balletic fight skills or adopting seductive human form."

However, it's Quicksilver, a lightning-fast mutant played by Evan Peters, who will have everyone talking.

20th Century Fox/X-Men teaser

IGN:

"The movie's biggest surprise is actually the character that's been the greatest object of scorn online: Quicksilver. Yes, Quicksilver's not only awesome here, but he pretty much steals the show at one point."

Variety:

"Quicksilver steals every scene he's in, especially one brilliant, deliriously fun action sequence that reveals how everything seems to advance in slow-motion from his perspective."

It's not the only awesome sequence.
THR:

"The midsection includes thrilling action set pieces too. One involves the chaos that ensues when the X-Men thwart Mystique's initial attempt to kill Trask, spilling from an official building out into the crowded square below."

One of the only issues, The Wrap notes that you may want to brush up on your X-Men history before heading to theaters.

20th Century Fox

"Do some light streaming, dig out the DVD box sets, browse the Wikipedia pages or consult the cashier at your neighborhood comic store, but make sure you come into the theater with a fairly confident grasp of what went down in "X-Men," "X2," "X-Men: The Last Stand" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" - "The Wolverine," oddly, not so much - since the screenplay by Simon Kinberg ("Sherlock Holmes") assumes you already know mutant chapter and verse."

X-Men: Days of Future Past" is in theaters May 23. Check out a trailer below: