The wait is over and I'm NOT disappointed!

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2000)

Some twenty years ago, I became a fan of the X-Men comics. I followed the story for about five years before drifting on. So, I was intrigued by the notion of the live-action X-Men movie. I was skeptical, as comic book characters, as a rule, do not translate well to live action (Christopher Reeve's Superman (1st movie only) and the first Batman movie notwithstanding; the Spiderman and Hulk live actions were pretty lame.)
I was NOT disappointed in this movie! The characterizations are dead-on accurate, the special effects are satisfying, and the storyline was solid! If I have one problem, it might be the casting of Anna Paquin as Rogue. She did a fine job, but Rogue is about 7 years older than Paquin's character. The one performance that was a tad weak was Halle Berry's Storm, but then they didn't do too much with the character for her to sink her teeth into.
In particular, Wolverine was EVERYTHING I hoped he would be!
All in all, a must see movie for comic book fans and X-Men fans everywhere, as well as those who like a good fantasy yarn!