X2 (2003)

X2 continues the mutant saga with higher stakes. The plot pushes its heroes to the brink against a new government threat. Rebecca Romijn slinks through her role as Mystique with the same cool, shapeshifting menace. It made her a franchise standout. Famke Janssen brings her own icy poise as Jean Grey amid the escalating chaos. The archive holds 2 scene clips that catch both actresses in a far less guarded light than the theatrical cut allowed. One offers a brief but memorable glimpse of Romijn beyond her blue-scaled disguise. The other lets Janssen shed her buttoned-up mutant persona for something far more revealing. Fans who came for more than mutant warfare get exactly what they're after.