Should you sit through 2.5 hours of “X-Men: Apocalypse”?

I'll start with something that's been bugging me since "X-Men: First Class": Jennifer Lawrence is nice and all but #‎BringBackRebeccaRomijnAsMystique. Now that it's out of my system, I'll try to provide a somewhat spoiler-free synopsis.

We go back…waaaay back in ancient Egypt [where else?] to find the most powerful and, possibly, the first mutant – En Sabah Nur –  being worshipped, but unfortunately for him, his subjects rise up against him and he is interred alive only to be awakened in the wonderful 1980s. He doesn't like what he sees and decides to hit the reboot button on the world. Despite being all-powerful, he still needs help to raze everything to the ground. He recruits four mutants – Storm, Psylocke, Angel and Magneto – as his wingmen and turbocharges their abilities. As the fate of the 1980s hangs in the balance, Mystique and Professor Xavier lead a team of young mutants to stop "Apocalypse" and his "Four Horsemen".

What didn't work for me: Apocalypse, more or less – starting from his appearance to his lines. Apparently, writer-producer Simon Kinberg wanted the titular supervillain to look true to the way he appears in Marvel Comics but I just couldn't take the Ivan Ooze [from "Power Rangers"] doppelganger who addresses other mutants as "child" seriously. A total waste of Oscar Isaac, an otherwise able actor.

Another issue I had with this film is continuity/aging. We're looking at characters – Mystique, Magneto, Professor Xavier, Quicksilver and CIA agent Moira MacTaggert – who don't seem to have aged a day in 10 years [since "Days of Future Past"]. Quicksilver still lives in his mom's basement.

I was ok with the rest. It's not a crowd-pleaser like "Captain America: Civil War" and the pace is slow at times; I noticed some folks walking out 20/30 minutes before closing credits started to roll at the Star Cineplex premiere. The uninitiated, "I'm just here for the big explosions and one-liners" casual movie-goer may not enjoy this experience. But if you're a fanboy/girl, you won't be disappointed. The build-up may take a while but the pay-off that involves a certain Sansa Stark is more than satisfying. She even delivers self-deprecating humour: "Everyone knows the third movie's always the worst."

The highlight for me was Quicksilver. If you thought he couldn't outdo himself after "Days of Future Past", you're wrong.

In conclusion, yes, "X-Men: Apocalypse" is worth your time. I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10.