Decent -- they could have done a lot worse

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 2000)

A lot of credit is due to Bryan Singer:
When the X-Men became the most popular comic book in the 80s, it did so through the balance of teamwork and amazing characters, many of which had complicated, tormented backgrounds. Any movie adaptation which didn't capture these elements would have been an abject failure of interpretation. Singer being able to make compelling Wolverine's and Rogue's story, the tension between Logan/Scott/Jean, and demonstrate the team play, is a big part of making this a "good movie" for those outside of the Geek/Fanboy crowd.
It's a shame, then, that the dialogue wasn't particularly interesting, and that delivery of one-liners during the fight scenes was disappointing.
Ahhh, High Wit was never the X-Men's strong point. They caught the look and feel, and that is good.