X-2: X-Men United is a 2002 comic book action film. It's the second in a trilogy, which is directed by Bryan Singer and stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Pacquin, and Halle Berry.

The story follows the group of mutants who live at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. They're attacked by a military group, led by a man who goes by William Stryker, a man from Wolverine's past. As the divide between humans and mutants becomes bigger and bigger, Wolverine sets out to find Stryker and find out more about his origins.

This still holds up as one of the best films in the entire X-Men series -- old, new, and spin-offs included. I think they did a great job with Wolverine's story here; it's a shame they ended up mucking it up in a later film. The casting of the new characters (such as Brian Cox as Stryker and Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler) was really well done. I also think they did a really good job of highlighting the issue of racism by showing the prejudice against those who are considered different.

This is a very well-made film, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for some thrills. It's rated PG-13 and has a running time of 134 minutes.